Rick Hoffman Quotes

We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success, from the teachers who inspired us to the janitors who kept our school clean... and we were taught to value everyone's contribution and treat everyone with respect.

I've never won an award for anything, and I think it's weird. I mean, that's really cool but it's strange to think you could get an award for acting. I always thought that was strange.

Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success.

I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be surprised at the lack of competition between nominees - I think a lot of it's imposed from the outside. Can I have my champagne now?

It's a huge compliment that people continue to cast me in different types of roles believing in me and the fact that I can carry it off.

The thing I crave for the most is appreciation for my acting.

I am completely grateful and pleased for the attention and the recognition I've received for playing the roles that I've played.

The room is full of such talent. It's a beautiful thing about the SAG Awards. It's the most rewarding room to be in as an actor.

I don't think I ever expected anything like an Oscar ever, to tell you the truth. That is not my motivation when I do these roles. I really am motivated by being able to work with great people and create a body of work that I can look back and be proud of.

When you're nice, people like you and will want to work with you. But it can mean that they take you for granted.

When I got through, Duke Ellington stood up and started the applause.

Sometimes I say to myself, 'Oh, I wish I could win a Tony Award', although I'm not that bothered.

I love actors, and I'm very protective of them. I trust them. It's a mutual trust.

You know no one ever accomplishes something like this without a lot of help from good people along the way. And this is certainly true in my case, and I would like to thank some of those people.

I love working with Sally Field, and Steve Buscemi is one of the most giving, talented actors I've ever worked with.

I loved working with Mandy Patinkin, I have to say.

I believe that you have to treat the people who work with you like your family.

I have a list in my mind and in my heart of actors who have been extraordinarily kind, and Hugh Laurie is near the top.

I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It also provided a context in which I came to respect what the actor did, because I saw how difficult it actually was to do.

I equate fame towards people who know your work, people who will see your work. But all that stuff, like with the Genies and stuff like that, it was so much fun. It's so much fun and it's nice when it comes, but that's not what it's all about.

I love Jeff Bridges. You can never go wrong with that guy. I hope to work with him one day.

Whenever I'm offered something, I always read the script and meet the director. I still appreciate just being considered.

I got to do the movie, and people who enjoyed 'The Birdcage' came out to see me on stage when I did 'Forum.' It introduced me to a whole new audience that wasn't familiar with my stage work.

I loved working with Jamie Lee Curtis, and I felt she was a wonderful actress even that early in her career.

Don't get me wrong: I would not say no to an Oscar!