Wentworth Miller Quotes

I am the kind of actor who will do just about anything.

I'm always confident when I sign up for a project that it's going to be good. That's why I sign up for it.

When you're excited about a project, sometimes it's hard to put a script down.

I don't think a lot of people really understand the commitment it takes to being a character that an actor in Hollywood would take to approaching a role that they're doing.

When we consider a project, we really study it-not just the surface idea, but everything about it. And when we go into that new project, we believe in it all the way. We have confidence in our ability to do it right. And we work hard to do the best possible job.

I'm very practical as a person as well, and I think that's where I get confidence from. As impulsive and spontaneous as I am, I'm still very practical. I always have been. I work out my pros and cons, and then I make an informed decision on whether I should do something or not. I really believe if you're going to do something, you have to do it 100 percent; otherwise it's better not to do it.

When people ask what you do, tell them you're a writer. Put yourself on the line. Make a commitment.

It's closer to just acting in a film because it was a six-month commitment. We got to fly all over the world.

I've always been prepared to put my money where my mouth is.

I knew it was all or nothing.

If you are leaping a ravine, the moment of takeoff is a bad time to be considering alternative strategies.

Four key words--helped make my dreams come true. They are: dedication, balance, risk, and love.

To some people, not caring is supposed to be cool, commenting is more interesting than doing, and everything is judged and then disposed of in, like, five minutes. I'm not interested in those kinds of people. I like the person who commits and goes all in and takes big swings and then maybe fails or looks stupid; who jumps and falls down, rather than the person who points at the person who fell, and laughs. But I do sometimes laugh when people fall down.

Getting married is an adventure. Because when you're getting married, you're doing something you don't know anything about. Did you ever think of that?

I'm a big believer that if there's something you really want to do, don't walk away because of the deal.

The third level of wanting is "I commit to being rich." The definition of the word commit is to "devote oneself unreservedly." This means holding absolutely nothing back; giving 100 percent of everything you've got to achieving wealth. It means being willing to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes. This is the warrior's way. No excuses, no ifs, no butts, no maybes-and failure isn't an option. The warrior's way is simple: "I will be rich or I will die trying."

Lette me stande to the maine chance.

...there has to be someone who is willing to do it, who is willing to take whatever risks are required. I don't think it can be done with money alone. The person has to be dedicated to the task. There has to be some other motivation.

I'm always 100% committed to a character, a story and a director, and with Michael Mann it was 1,000%. I don't know how to explain this.

I never plan to stop acting, I take it very seriously.

There's a point when you go with what you've got. Or you don't go.

I think that one is constantly startled by the things that appear before you on the page when you're writing.

The opposite of play isn’t work. It’s depression. To play is to act out and be willful, exultant and committed as if one is assured of one’s prospects.

I saw soda pop for $1.20 a six pack. That price messes with your head. You start thinking you're gonna sell soda pop. Suddenly I've got packs of pop with me. "Looking to buy some pop? 50 cents a can. It's not refrigerated because this is a half-assed commitment!"