Titus Welliver Quotes

You cannot expect to make an action movie without getting bruises.

Playing a superhero was an acting challenge for me. It was fun.

There were certain films where I went, 'Oh, my God, I'm doing a movie.'

You know, I've never shot a gun in a movie.

What does my performance have to do with Russell Crowe's? Nothing. If I play Gladiator and we all play Gladiator with Ridley Scott in the same amount of time, maybe we have a chance to see who did it best.

On 'The Messenger,' just imagining playing the part of a soldier in that movie was kind of hard for me. And in 'Rampart,' the idea of playing a cop was even harder. It was hard to imagine myself as a cop.

I try to play characters who are different from myself, so I feel like this character is someone who is really different. I actually think that if I did what he did in this movie, I would get a restraining order put against me.

If I'm going to act in someone's movie, I want the movie to be interesting and be able to get a couple of solid doubles.

I love the role I'm playing in 'Conan.' I'm enjoying making the film tremendously. It's very physically demanding. You know, Conan is 28 years younger than me and a big dude, so I have to depend upon my wolf-like wiles to defeat this young bull.

I like being in movies that have a great story. I'm not so interested in being a Hollywood star. It's a job, you know. When you wake up at six in the morning every day for a week, it feels like hard work.

My job when I'm acting in a movie is very limited to playing a role. I'm not evaluating somebody. I'm only evaluating them insofar as they're interacting with me, but I'm not evaluating their skill set and I don't watch the movies, so I'm not aware of the way they're putting things together.

We did some cool wire work in 'The Pact' - they had me strapped to a harness underneath my shirt so they could fling me around the house and slam me into doors. I definitely got some bruises even with all the padding!

I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell.

What I know from my friends who are cops is they keep their houses very clean, because they say you never know if you're coming back or not.

In some ways any film that you do has an artificiality about it. Even when you're doing the most kitchen-sinky, gritty, realistic scene you've still got 50 people standing around watching you with cameras and lights and things.

Working on such a big film was amazing. I learned a lot. There weren't too many stunts, just some doubling.

My father got a phone call to bring me in to meet with Spielberg for 'E.T.,' partially because they knew I was a physical kid, and I was known in the business somewhat as a stunt kid, and I could do all the bicycle riding.

In an action film you act in the action. If it's a dramatic film you act in the drama.

I graduated from public high school. I went to the prom. I did it all. But I also worked on 30-million dollar movies with roller coasters and Michelle Pfeiffer. It's been a very interesting and blessed life for sure.

I punch a lot of guys on set. It's much easier than in real life as your hands don't hurt afterwards. The key is that you miss.

I'm not a big guy anyway. I'm only, what, 150 pounds? I was 190 for 'Batman,' 179 for 'Warrior.' Films make you look big.

When constabulary duty's to be done A policeman's lot is not a happy one.

'Hunger Games' was an awesome job. I never had to learn any lines. I never had to do any ADR.

Police officers put the badge on every morning, not knowing for sure if they'll come home at night to take it off.

In Sarileru... my role duration was 15 minutes. Since I knew the scope I didn't mind it.