Dave Winfield Quotes

I know doing movies is where I need to be. That's where my audience wants to see me.

I certainly wouldn't mind if 'Jurassic Park' turns out to be commercially successful, and somebody says, 'Hey, you were in a box-office hit, and if you want to do another movie, we'll give you five million dollars to make it.'

Even after spending a substantial time in the entertainment business, before the release of a film, I am nervous.

I remember saying to my agent, "Listen, everybody's going out to Hollywood and making movies. I think I ought to go out there." And his advice to me was, "I wouldn't do that if I were you. If they want you in Hollywood, they'll send you." And sure enough, they did.

Ever since the movie premiered at Cannes, I've had a sudden surge of scripts and interest.

I've done about 15 movies and four television series in Mexico. My last two movies were the highest grossing in Mexican-cinema history - 'Nosotros los Nobles' and 'Instructions Not Included.'

Well, I haven't really been able to shoot in California for a while. Little movies yeah, but the big movies we can't shoot there. It's just a shame that Arnold Schwarzenegger can't deliver on this level.

We're trying to set up a movie for me in the near future. It's going to be similar to the story of how I got discovered. Kinda like my own version of '8 Mile.'

It's funny, like 15 years ago when I was a kid doing all the John Hughes movies, I remember Bruce Willis was the only guy who was transitioning from television into film.

I don't want to be in the film business. I'm not even sure it's a business.

When it comes to turning out movies, I'm for Hollywood.

I started modeling and after a while the photographer Bruce Weber introduced me to Joel Schumacher, who cast me in my first film, and I just fell in love.

Well, when you've had Tom Cruise play you, anything else is a comedown.

I would rather not know about how one gets parts in movies these days.

Isn't that the definition of a star? Someone who can get a film made?

Growing up, I wasn't sure about acting, but I knew I wanted to be part of the movie industry.

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

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

That's the way this business works: if your movies do well at the box office, you will be offered more movies. It doesn't matter if you're a nice guy or you're a prick. If your movies do well, there's a job waiting for you in Hollywood. It's not any more complicated than that.

For me, personally, I'm a 5'5" leading man. I'm no Brad Pitt or anything.

I think it's always hard to find great roles, no matter what age you are. So I always say to people, 'You have to remember that Hollywood is in the business of making movies that they can sell tickets to; they're not in the business of finding great roles for actors.'

The William Morris Agency handled me. In that business, you're only as good as your last picture.

When I was a little kid, I wanted to be, like, you know, a movie star, you know? Or, I always have interest in movie, you know? Because I like the visual aspect of the movies, et cetera.

I enjoy living in L.A. This is where the work is - or at least generated from - because you fly off and do movies. It's sort of a great way to see the world.

I'm a fan of Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and all these people. If I could end up like Jonah Hill, winding up in a Brad Pitt movie, that would be awesome.