Jason Butler Harner Quotes

I've done movies with a sword before. But I haven't really been given the full responsibility of something like a Ridley Scott film.

I played the young Reese Witherspoon in 'Sweet Home Alabama' when I was 7, and the boy who played the young Josh Lucas was 10.

Growing up on a set is completely different than coming onto a brand new set for the first time.

In many ways, I feel like having the opportunity to play Gogol in 'The Namesake' really was my dream role in many ways.

I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell.

I had a small part in 'Pineapple Express.'

I learned a lot doing 'Wolverine,' and I was also very fortunate, in the sense that I got to do a huge number of visual effects shots.

I'm very used to working with first time actors - you can just look back at 'E.T.' with Drew Barrymore, and Christian Bale from 'Empire of the Sun,' who'd never made a movie before.

It was a fun film. I had a great time doing it. I was looking for a role just like that for my first movie role. I didn't want to have a starring role, because I wanted a chance to learn. I didn't want the whole thing riding on me.

My death scene in 'The Salton Sea' is really weird. I mean, I get shot in the head. What experience can you possibly draw from? There's nothing you can compare it to, really.

In the first place, it's surreal to watch filming, to see the little ideas you had in your head and now Taylor Kitsch is doing it, or Salma Hayek. And then to see it loud and bright onscreen is a trip.

To be in a Pixar movie is just great to begin with, and it has afforded me the opportunity to do a different medium because I have never done voice-over before. And I love it.

I had to keep reminding myself in 'Blue Valentine' that I was actually making a film.

I think 'Nick and Norah' was a huge deal for me. It was my first foray into the studio world, and that character was such a gift.

'Cuckoo's Nest' came along, and I was cast, and that was great, but it was my first film, so I felt like I was kind of walking around on the set as Walk-On A.

I was very lucky that my first film, 'The Blind Side,' I worked with Sandra Bullock.

When I began my journey in films, I never thought I'd be playing the lead in my films and was keen to move ahead with roles that give me scope to act.

'Paruthiveeran' was a difficult film to work on. It was my first film but a very strong character.

I played a biker in one of my earliest films in Telugu, 'Mr Perfect.'

'Richie' was my first Tamil audition and first Tamil film.

'Majaz' is going to be an important film in my career and I will be seen in a different role in this film.

'Insaaf' gives me a chance to play another challenging role after Mahesh's 'Vaastav.'

'Naa Ishtam' is my first commercial Telugu film. That was exciting.

I had worked in Hindi films like 'Jaago,' 'Abra Ka Dabra,' 'Koi Mil Gaya,' but 'Desamuduru' was a different experience.

Yes, I faced camera for the first time for '18th Cross.' It was a great experience for me to be part of a film after working in some television serials.