Jamey Sheridan Quotes

I played in a movie called Ring of Fear with Clyde Beatty and Pat O'Brien.

I got to work with Cillian Murphy and my dad, Jim Broadbent and Jodie Whittaker on 'Perrier's Bounty.' It was a small part, but it was really special.

I am in Toronto, shooting a movie for NBC.

It's simple: You get a part. You play a part. You play it well. You do your work and you go home. And what is wonderful about movies is that once they're done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it's what they see. That's where my head is at.

I had a really fantastic time shooting 'Bad Teacher.' I loved every second of it.

'Confirmation' is the movie I'm super proud to be a part of.

I would love to direct one day. I value the relationship that I have with a director so much, and I would be really excited to be on the other end of that relationship.

Sometimes it's the script or an opportunity to work with an incredible director.

Once I sign up for a film, I just go by the director's instructions.

I love actors. That's my bread and butter, and I got to work with some amazing ones on '12 Years'.

I did a lot of theater, so especially as an on-camera camera actor, there are so many things that aren't in your toolbox. They're somebody else's job. You think about editors and rhythm. Volume isn't even in your control.

Really top-notch directors, I've often worked with them just to see how they work.

I'm so happy to have been a part of that process and I would go straight back into the desert in a ton of chain mail for Ridley any day of the week. He's an amazing director and I can't wait to see the long version.

The last time I was on a small set would've been probably My Left Foot.

Movie-making is serious business. The director and the crew are already under a lot of pressure to give their best to the audience. Therefore, the best part for me as an actor is to act well in the movies and make a jolly atmosphere with the co-stars on the sets.

When you're in front of the camera, for a small budget or a big budget movie, there's no difference.

'Lovelace' was really great. I got to work with the wonderful Amanda Seyfried, Hank Azaria and Peter Sarsgaard, so it can't get no better than that, right? I had a blast, and the film is a very, very well put together movie - from the director to the writing the cast.

Some people work very closely with a director or a producer on something, and from the get go, they're collaborating. But typically, it's just go in for an audition, do the best you can, and if the phone rings a couple of days after the audition and you get the part, that's great.

When I was preparing for the film for tree weeks, with David Cronenberg, I had a lady friend come over.

I realized the exciting place was behind the camera with the producer, director and so on.

I was very excited to work with Nick Jarecki and, of course, to be in a film with Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon!

When I make films, I work with Mike Leigh, who's the most prolific director in England.

And I had known Peter O'Toole before in London. And I'd liked him very much. And the thought of being in a picture with him was very challenging to me. And he was playing the starring role.

I got to work with Gene Hackman for six weeks, side by side, 12 hours a day.

I had the most fantastic time filming 'Downton.'