Harry Dean Stanton Quotes

That's the great thing about being an actor, you know, you can just jump to different jobs.

For an actor, a Mamet play is definitely on the list of things you hope to be a part of before it's time to exit.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

I wanted to be a serious actress and do all the classics.

As an actor, I'd rather turn into Joffrey.

I'm lucky to play Elektra. So far, it's the most exciting part I've ever had to play. I've done the physicality a bit before, and I enjoy it.

I don't mind playing even a grandfather provided the role is good.

I'm not opposed to acting. I do like to act.

As an actor you get categorized by other people, but it's not like I arrange myself into comedy mode or serious mode. If it's good writing you just have to play it true - if it's funny, it's funny. But obviously you don't want it to be amusing if you're playing Hedda Gabler!

From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I played one part, others came along.

Whenever I get a good script, I don't care whether it's telly or theatre or big screen - I'm not bothered.

A good part's a good part. You can play serious and funny moments with a well-written role.

I'm an actor. I'm hired to play whatever it is they want me to play - if I'm lucky enough to be cast for the part - which seems to take a lot of luck these days.

I've always enjoyed Acting. Acting is acting.

I am an actress. I am not a movie star.

Well, I love acting, and I love acting quick.

I just like to act.

I didn't want to be stuck in Dickens period dramas because then I would never know if I was any good.

I'm an actress. It's my passion.

I have been acting since I was thirteen.

I think of myself as an actor.

I'm an actor. I'll take a lead if it's offered. The really good actors can fill a character, no matter what the role is. A good leading man is a character actor; a good character actor can be a leading man.

Personally speaking there's only so long you can go from film to film to film. There's an inspiration an actor gets from the stage.

If I were to be cast as Cyrano or a Connecticut prep-school teacher or a gay boutique owner, it would only happen if some director I had worked with in the past said, 'Why don't we give Rispoli a shot at it?'

After 'Peepshow,' I really don't know what my next project will be. But I would like to keep on doing theater. I think I could do that forever.