Sam Elliott Quotes

I don't see myself doing television, but I do see myself directing.

I've done every job in the world, and movies, the only thing close to a movie that I've ever done is it's kind of like being in a band.

I would love to do more films. I really like the whole process of doing that. I like how close you become to everybody.

You know, I grew up watching all kinds of films. So, as an adult, I wanted to be involved in all kinds of plays and television and film.

I will make action movies, I think, for a few more years, another five years.

My intention is to do more films.

I want to do more films.

I wanted to do something in film. I wanted to make my own movies. Something clicked in my brain, like, 'Oh, I can physically act! I can go on open casting calls and audition for something.'

My dream really is just to keep working in film and in theatre.

I've made many films and only a few times I've played real people.

I'm not saying no to anything, at least as far as reading scripts. I don't care if it's television or films but, personally, I would say I'd like to establish myself more in film.

I think the other honest attraction was that I just grew up loving watching TV and loving watching film, and there's so many directors and actors that I dreamed of working with, I just really wanted to take a crack at it and see if I could ever work with some of those.

Ultimately, I'd love to be able to work in film.

Life came in and put me in front of the camera before I could really make a decision, but I think I probably would have gravitated to film.

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

My very first acting gig was in a movie for Russ Parr. He did this movie called 'Love for Sale,' and that was my first role in any film.

I didn't write to become a director, which many people do.

I think I'm an actor. You can hire me. I can do a good job. But you also have to get lucky now and then. Every film-maker knows how hard it is to do a good film. You have to just make many, and see how lucky you get.

I've watched directors since my very first day of acting because I knew I wanted to direct.

Honestly, I want to do films. I want to make that move from actor to producer, like Will Smith.

I've been on sets my whole life.

I've made six films since I made Secrets and Lies but I still live in London and I'd love to do theater.

My first film was a movie shot in 1974. I was 18 on that movie set. It was called 'Big Bad Mama.' I turned 19 on the next movie I worked on, which was a black 'Blazing Saddles.' I worked in the art department. It was called 'Darktown Strutters.'

I spent six years touring the world playing Shakespeare, Molire, Shaw, Goldsmith... But I slowly came to realise that the people you are working with are as important as the parts you play, and that there were lots of interesting people working in film and T.V.

I moved to L.A. to write and direct. I had no intentions of being in front of the camera.