Tom Verica Quotes

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.

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.

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'd been an actor in high school, and when I got to college, it was all about film.

I have been involved with theatre since I was 13. I never seriously thought I would get into movies though I had every intention of continuing with theatre.

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

Every actor is like, 'I could direct!'

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

I feel as though I would be delighted to come back into working in the film world, and working in the theater world again. I'm just gonna see what happens.

I started out doing commercials, like Diet Coke and Pizza Hut. And I started to find there was a different life for me, in a different field. From there, I got a call from a director in Italy, and we did 'Indio' I and II, and that's where it started.

Drama is what I did before 'Blossom.'

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.

It was always something I knew I was capable of and from an early age my mother was involved in the film industry. She used to work at a production company. So I was exposed to a renaissance period of films in New Zealand back in the early 80's.

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.

Originally, theater was my life. It was what I assumed I'd spend my working life doing - if I was lucky. Then along came movies.

Film and TV and stuff like that was something that I wanted to do when I was really, really little; like, I remember I used to do these plays with my cousins. We used to do Michael Jackson performances, and I would be Michael.

I'm never happier than when I'm on set.

I'm an actor who directs. Probably always will be.

Growing up, I wasn't sure about acting, but I knew I wanted to be part of the movie industry.

I think I want to pursue a movie career and maybe even pursue some theatre.

You grow up loving movies, and your first instinct is you want to be an actor, because those are the people you see in the movies. But when you actually become an actor, you're like, 'Oh, wait, this is actually only a small portion of the storytelling. If I want to really tell a story, I'd want to be a director.'

I did theatre all my life and then went into the film world. I then kind of segued into TV land, which is a different experience.

Being an actor is great; you chill in your trailer, and they bring you a breakfast burrito and coffee. But as director, you're responsible for every little thing.

My intention is to do more films.