Rick Harrison Quotes

The most compelling narrative, expressed in sentences with which I have no chemical reaction, or an adverse one, leaves me cold.

It's pretty hard to measure influence of written or visual material.

I don't much like 'Wonderwall,' but the effect that song has on people, I can't deny it.

I find these shows very touching sometimes.

It was so popular, so more people identify me from 'Friends' than anything else.

It's a funny thing, 'The Office,' because millions and millions and millions and millions of people didn't watch it. But culturally, it is more of a phenomenon than almost anything else I can remember as far as British television is concerned.

But I loved the script to 7th Heaven and couldn't say no. It made me laugh and cry, and I was hooked. I'd love to know who turned it down, because I'm sure at least one other actor did. But I'm glad he did, whoever it was.

'CSI' is a part of who I am.

It's scary how effective movies can be. It's a very powerful medium that I think is sometimes abused.

The cultural value of 'Gossip Girl' was this interesting question. Sure, it seemed to have been a worldwide, cultural phenomenon for some time. And, yes, anywhere I go, I do get recognized. At the same time, it also lacked the kind of importance that people might anticipate.

When somebody says, 'I don't like your cover'... that's fair enough, but then this person has just written to me and said that they've come out to their family because of my interpretation. So I've got to balance everything. And yeah... that warms my heart.

'1600 Penn' was a hit. It's 2018. Anything you want can be true.

If people perceive 'Roots' to be a black history show, nobody is going to watch it.

I knew the big following 'Stranger Things' had, and I really liked the show, but even if I hadn't known what the show was, I still really related to the character, and I really liked the material.

I love what movies and television and all that kind of stuff has done to me through the years. I love that it can bring up all these different emotions in me - whether it's anger or happiness or sadness...whatever it may be.

So it's nice to know that Rita had that impact, and it was nice to end a character on a high note like that. But, again, in the moment... I always say, nobody was more devastated than me [from Rita's death in Dexter]!

The key to the 99 is the one. Or, put another way, the key to the group is the one individual. Think about the one, talk to the one, regard the one, serve the one. If you are sincere and constant, you will discover that gradually your influence with the many will be magnified.

The movie itself was very interesting, but I didn't think it was very good because I didn't really feel different when it was over.

It was probably 10 at night when I started to read Donnie Darko. I get in bed and read the first page, and I go, "Hmmm. That's interesting." Second page, "Wow." By the fourth page, my heart started to beat, and I knew. It makes me cry, because I knew I had found a classic film. You just know when you get certain material.

I think everybody reacts to entertainment with a different kind of visceral way, probably mostly based on their own personal experiences.

In the finished article, the only thing that is important is whether it moves you or not. There is nothing else that is important at all.

Applause was designed to bemuse and confuse you until it explodes into a chorus that reminds us why we love pop music.

People are buying only one thing from you: the way the engagement (hiring you, working with you, dating you, using your product or service, learning from you) makes them feel.

Everytime you see a flood like that on the news you tell yourself: That's it. That's my heart.

I'm often moved by the circumstances around some of my characters, but I don't think I've actually cried watching myself.