Eli Roth Quotes

I think I was first choice for the part. I don't know - that's what they always tell you anyway. I didn't have to do any audition for the part. Sam saw me in Dinner and the whole thing slipped into place.

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.

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?'

I am always looking for a great play and a great part to do.

As an actor, when you go for auditions, there are certain roles that come along and you think, 'I really want that one,' and Prince Arthur was definitely one of those.

I'm not really looking for theater work. But if somebody approaches me with enthusiasm, I might respond.

It's kind of interesting to be a director who is all of a sudden being an actor playing an agent. This is my whole world!

From that moment on I knew my profession in life was and has remained until today an actor's life.

I can hardly decide what plays I should be in.

I would never be in a film just for the sake of being in a film, so I am waiting for the right role to come along.

When we were doing 'The Office,' there was an area backstage where they worked on hair and makeup, and I was sitting there waiting to get ready to go on, and one of the writers went, 'I want you to audition for 'Bad Teacher.'' I went, 'Okay!'

I do want to do more acting! I love it. It's so fun.

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.

For me, in general, it's always about the material. Obviously, it's about the material and hoping that someone wants to hire me for a job, too, but I've certainly seen films like 'Orphan' and movies like that where I know that if I had had the opportunity to read that script or had an opportunity to do it, I would have wanted to do it.

Just to have the opportunity to play an American in America is a dream come true for me.

I never really considered myself an actor because I never pursued it.

I think of myself as an actor.

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.

I just loved the whole idea of being an actor.

I didn't choose to be an actress.

Whether or not I would be able to be an actor without the music I'm not sure, but I feel pretty lucky to do it.

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

I'm always looking for a good role.

I used to do theater in L.A., but it got to the point where everything was really showcase-y.

I get to play a killer next.