Mercedes Ruehl Quotes

I've done a lot of movies before 'Entourage,' and I hope to always have my movie career going. Maybe I could take on another TV show, too.

I started in this business on soap operas.

I've been bouncing around from comedy to drama and TV and film.

I'd love to do movies.

I don't have a favorite role because there's been so many films that I've done that I've really enjoyed.

I did the occasional odd film, like Endless Love.

I usually play character parts in Hollywood films.

I had just had small parts in other films, and I'd worked with a lot of directors in TV.

It was a lot of auditions and tapings and stuff like that.

You know, film is the ultimate goal in an actor's career. I mean, I still love TV. I have my feet firmly stamped in it. But my opportunities have been bigger and better.

It's not like every director in every movie is seeking me out by any means, there are a lot of things I'm not suited for, a lot of things I'm not interested in, and a lot of things that directors wouldn't be interested in me for.

I like movies because I've been getting leads, and TV is more about ensemble casts.

I do many commercials. All of them are interesting in their own ways.

I never wanted to do film. I don't have the right face, and I don't like stardom. I like the fact that I have this wonderful thing that gives you status, but I'm most interested in doing decent work.

For me, as an actor, going from TV to film was interesting because TV and film are two very different things.

It's usually the exact same three things which are, the Scripts, the Director and the Role those are the three things I look for and really any two of them, If I get two of them that's usually enough, but definitely those are the things I look for.

I like the character roles. Somewhere back there I really came to the conclusion in my mind that the difference between acting and stardom was major. And that if you become a star, people are going to go to see you. If you remain an actor, they're going to go and see the story you're in.

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.

I wouldn't like to be in movies. Movie people are strange. They live a different life than musicians do.

I just like to go where the material is, whether that's TV, or movies, or the stage. As long as it's great writing, it's pretty much something I can't resist.

I'm not interested in going after a part. I think if someone wants me for a part and approaches me then I'll take it on a case-by-case basis and see what that part is.

If I am not right for something there are many talented actors out there that will get it.

I never played the right roles, or very rarely got the right roles offered, except on stage.

T.V.'s weird because it's both the greatest gig as an actor potentially because it can be all this work for all this time, but there are so many question marks at every stage of the process.

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.