Sam Elliott Quotes

I did a movie with Clint Eastwood and I knew I wasn't going to be able to 'out-man' him.

Jeff Bridges is one of those icons that I put on a very high pedestal, so just to get to chill with him off-camera on cold, rainy days was surreal.

Nicolas Cage is a great actor and he's done some good action movies too.

Working with Jon Hamm was super-fun because he's a brilliant actor and he's very kind. I would hang around sets for scenes that I wasn't even in because I wanted to watch how he worked.

Harrison Ford is absolutely amazing. He is a Hollywood icon, and just to work with him was absolutely incredible.

Movies were invented for Jimmy Cagney, and he was invented for the movies. A perfect match.

It was a good experience working with Roger Vadim and Jane Fonda.

I'd love to work with Michelle Williams. I think that she's incredible. She's such a great actress and I love her.

She goes on the set with headphones and gives you notes. She's terrific and I always run to her now, because she is just great to work with, as well as very good at different accents.

Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.

I had admired Richard Burton for years and years before I had ever worked with him. He was a great, great actor. It was a joy to get to know him as a person.

Meryl Streep is my favorite actor of all time, period. That would be a dream to be in something with her. I just think there's so much I can learn from her.

When I first watched Bette Davis in 'All About Eve', I was struck by how much I felt that she is Margo Channing and that she's Bette Davis, where she was able to do both, where you're like, 'What an icon.'

Michael Keaton is amazing. He's one of my favorite actors. To get to work with him was a privilege and really was a wonderful thing.

Working with Suriya is like a dream-come-true moment for me. I've been following Suriya's films right from my childhood.

Srideviji is a powerhouse performer. She has been my favourite actor since my college days and to share screen space with her is a dream come true for me.

David Duchovny is a dream; a dreamboat and a dream. He was so kind... He held my hand after we were done shooting and told me I did great. He's so good at what he does.

I loved working with Jamie Lee Curtis, and I felt she was a wonderful actress even that early in her career.

Holly Hunter has been doing great work forever.

There are many actors who have inspired me: Spencer Tracy for his incredible elegance and, of course, Cary Grant. But, there's also an Italian actor I admire a great deal: Alberto Sordi.

I mean, I'm willing to do anything with Chris Chulack - he's one of my favorite directors I've ever worked with, and I just think he's a fantastic man, and a great creator, and a good friend.

I'm a big Pacino fan. He's a great actor: so much passion and intensity.

I want to be remembered as a great actor - and a shining example of humanity.

I played in 'From the Earth to the Moon,' working with Tom Hanks. He is a great guy, very smart.

When I was growing up and somebody like Robert De Niro had a movie come out, it was a cultural event. Because he had such a confidence and a single mission that was so intimate.