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Daily Inspiration Quote by Harry Hamlin

"I'd like to find great roles close to home and work on great projects while staying near my family. My family's the most important thing to me right now"

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There is a quiet negotiation happening here: the actor as brand, and the actor as parent. Harry Hamlin frames his career desire in the language of ambition ("great roles", "great projects") but immediately tethers it to geography and obligation ("close to home", "near my family"). That tug-of-war is the real point. In an industry that romanticizes total availability and treats constant motion as proof of relevance, Hamlin is staking a different kind of status claim: the ability to choose.

The phrasing "right now" matters. It signals a season of life, not a moral manifesto. He is not denouncing Hollywood hustle; he is reordering priorities without sounding like he's retiring or losing hunger. It's a savvy piece of self-positioning, especially for an older actor whose opportunities may arrive in a narrower band: prestige TV shoots in Los Angeles, a limited series with a short run, a role that doesn't require vanishing for months. The subtext is practical: time is scarce, and the cost of a "great" role is measured in missed dinners, birthdays, and the slow drift that happens when work becomes your only address.

Culturally, the line also plays like a soft rebuttal to the myth that a serious career requires constant sacrifice at home. Hamlin's intent isn't radical; it's quietly corrective. He asks to be evaluated not by how far he's willing to travel, but by what he's willing to protect.

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Hamlin, Harry. (2026, January 15). I'd like to find great roles close to home and work on great projects while staying near my family. My family's the most important thing to me right now. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/id-like-to-find-great-roles-close-to-home-and-146618/

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Hamlin, Harry. "I'd like to find great roles close to home and work on great projects while staying near my family. My family's the most important thing to me right now." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/id-like-to-find-great-roles-close-to-home-and-146618/.

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"I'd like to find great roles close to home and work on great projects while staying near my family. My family's the most important thing to me right now." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/id-like-to-find-great-roles-close-to-home-and-146618/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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Harry Hamlin (born October 30, 1951) is a Actor from USA.

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