Chaske Spencer Quotes

I did 'Gangs of New York' with Martin Scorsese, and they used to call me 'Little Joe Pesci' on the set.

My parents are in the business - they're actors - so I kind of grew up on a film set, which was a funny place to grow up.

Can't step from one movie set to the next. Only Samuel L. Jackson can do that. All us mere mortals can't do that!

I had done my first picture and I didn't have anything to do for awhile. I was asked to come back to New York and do Bus Stop in the role of the cowboy opposite Kim Stanley.

It is awkward to see a director on the screen.

I've been in love with the cinema since childhood and it's a fantasy of mine to appear in a Hollywood movie.

In essence, I owe my career to Garry Marshall. There was no known reason for him to hire me for 'Pretty Woman.'

I love TV. I know all the theme songs from the shows I watch. I'm not one of those who'd rather be a movie star. I prefer TV because of the rushed way of working-on a movie set, you sit around and wait and wait to do a scene because they're adjusting the lights.

Being an actor on a movie set is like going to the playground at recess.

All I'm going to say is that I worked with Christopher Walken the other day. I can cross him and working with Clint Eastwood off my bucket list!

'The Last Starfighter' was the first movie I did in the U.S. It was an absolute joy to be a part of it. 'Night of the Comet' was a labor of love. Truly a collaborative effort. I am eternally grateful for the experiences.

When I got on the set of 'Saving Private Ryan,' I discovered, to my amazement, that Steven Spielberg is a gamer.

If a great opportunity opens itself up, I would love to be involved... or star in a movie.

Yeah, I did a cameo in an upcoming movie called Constantine.

Making films can be absolutely fantastic, but it can also be incredibly dull. You spend the whole day sitting by yourself in your trailer and then you get called to deliver one sentence - then you're told to come back and do it again at 5:30 the following morning.

A man becomes what he dreams. And I dreamed of being in the movies. I was brought up on Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood, Warren Beatty, and Cary Grant.

In terms of the movie business, being in a 'Lord of the Rings' has given me more interesting options as work.

I've worked Keira Knightley quite a bit and Kevin Costner.

When I saw 'Independence Day,' I said, 'I want to be like Will Smith.' I want to do something like that. If he can do it, maybe one day I can come close to a set like that.

I really wanted to go onstage. Not movies. But I ended up under contract to Paramount. Now I adore film work.

So I was hugely thrilled that my first scene ever on camera was with Hal Holbrook.

I have always wanted to work with Judy Dench, and that hasn't happened yet, so that would be fun.

I met Claxton on the set of The Cincinnati Kid.

I worked with Cecil B DeMille quite a few times.

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