George Dzundza Quotes

For me to play any true person in a film based on a true story, I always want to make sure that it doesn't mock and it certainly doesn't trivialize the events that took place.

I always feel a responsibility to the people I write about. I feel obligated to portray them in the way they feel is proper.

You have to be delicate with how you can portray characters other people are having a worship over.

I've always been aware that the image you patiently construct for an entire career can be ruined in a minute. It scares you a bit, but that's the way things are.

I sincerely hope that I shall always be a credit to my race, and to the motion picture industry.

Young people deserve to be portrayed with depth.

I am no longer willing to take parts in films and/or television shows which detract from the 50 years I have spent building my reputation.

I did a pilot for a show about community support officers, and all the community support officers were pleased that we didn't portray them as idiots.

I'm from outside most of these worlds I'm focusing on, and I feel there's an ethical approach to making these kinds of films. My biggest fear is that if you paint your characters in, you could be doing them wrong.

Doctors have a really big fear of looking unprofessional. I've always said that if you're a professional person, you'll never come off looking unprofessional, whether it's social media or something else.

God knows I'm a good guy, I'm known in the industry as a good guy. I'm not known to be a foul, evil dude that you've got to watch out for and my name is not muddy in the industry.

When we have trans actors play trans characters, people can look onscreen and say, 'OK, this is what trans is.'

It feels good to watch TV and know that you're being represented on somebody's network and for certain communities, it feels even better to know that you're being depicted truthfully.

The most challenging thing is how to portray someone that is so well known that people still recall him in a very precise way.

I want to build a positive image that will last my career.

When you have success on the field, you're more popular and you have that fame that comes with it. You realize you're in the public eye more and you've got to be a little bit more careful about some of the things you're doing out in public and make sure you're smart about the things you say. You're still going to make mistakes from time to time, but you represent an even greater population and people are that much more looking for you to be in the wrong place at the wrong time or fall down or say something really stupid that's going to get you in trouble.

Let's start creating better roles that accurately depict people we know so closely.

I hope people have pulled something about me and said "Hey Mr. T loves his mother, hey Mr. T ain't no dummy, hey Mr. T never grabbed his crotch," when you're talking about Hip-Hop culture.

There are many, many benefits to being known for whatever it is you do. To deny that would be sort of asinine and vulgar.

My line is probably a little more conservative than some of my compatriots in the business. But again, I think it's all - like, it just - it comes down to me knowing who I am and knowing how I want to be seen in the world, how I want to discuss things.

There's always mixed feelings about the work that I do. When you're playing a real person, that's another kind of responsibility. I have to say that every time that I have played a real person, even though I gave it everything I could, I feel like I misinterpreted trying to represent them. All the time I feel like I screwed it up! But I don't know if that's because I can't separate myself from it enough.

Every day, you always have to be cognizant of your brand. I know it can cost you [future] money, but there are a lot of things more important than money that affect your brand.

Take care of your reputation. It's your most valuable asset.

I believe there can be dignity in the acting profession. And I think there ought to be more dignity in the publicity an actor gets.

If you're a serious actor, you wouldn't put yourself up for one of those shows in case you got bumped off the first week and all your colleagues saw it.