Pernell Roberts Quotes

To be used in a part without depth is a frustrating feeling, when you know you have something to give.

You know you have more to offer, and it gets frustrating when you aren't given the chance.

The worst part about not playing is when you think that you are ready to do it. You try to get more minutes, taking the chances, but you end up in a situation where things have not gone well for you for weeks - or for years. That is like swimming wet clothes.

There never were any roles for my kind of acting. That's the story of my life.

So much luck! I'm not putting myself down, I'm not saying I don't have talent - I must have, to have got this far - but I honestly believe that some of the greatest actors in America are tending bar and waiting tables and driving taxis, and it will never happen for them.

Every man is a potential genius until he does something.

I have an enormous sense of having failed in life.

There is a certain amount of dissatisfaction that goes with knowing your time, talent and abilities are not being properly used.

I knew I could play really well in one game, score the winning goal and then, come the next game, I wouldn't play at all or I might come off the bench for the last five minutes. So I was frustrated towards the end of my time at Spurs. I wasn't happy.

It was always disappointing to see that what I could really master in terms of form boiled down to so little.

To this day I do not believe I'm great at anything.

The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.

Here was a man with loads of talent, loads of ability, lots of love to give; but that had been stifled and aborted. I became very fond of that character.

For every child prodigy that you know about, at least 50 potential ones have burned out before you even heard about them.

I was the kind of kid that had some talents or ability, but it never came out in school.

You know, last season I didn't do anything on the show, so I was frustrated. I mean, don't get me wrong: It's nice to get a paycheck. But if you don't really do anything it's not very satisfying.

My biggest criticism is how can people be so easily satisfied? Even people with talent.

I don't like to sound immodest, but I believe in what I can do. Sometimes it's been frustrating because I haven't gotten to bat; if you're on the bench, and an unimaginative person doesn't see you as right for a certain role, you don't get the chance to hit the home run.

I honestly felt like there was a ceiling for me that I was not able to break.

I'm like a race horse attached to a freight wagon.

I think it's very difficult when you're constantly on the bench and waiting for your time to come on and make an impression.

I wanted to prove myself on the pitch, but I didn't have many chances, so it put a lot more pressure on every single game that I played. I found myself in situations where I was so keen to show my qualities, but many times it worked against me and I was punished for being too eager.

I was usually asked to do less than I was capable of by directors who had lost control of their movie.

Balotelli, and a few others, have everything that I would have liked to have. It angers me that he does not use his talent to his full advantage.

Sometimes I feel I'm being animated, but it comes off differently. Unfortunately, I was cursed with these sleepy eyes.