Actor Decision Quotes

That's another reason I did Daredevil: I didn't get killed off in it.

I can say I'm not doing 'X-Men.' I love the franchise, and I love the people who make them on and off screen.

Nobody told me there was any idea for a sequel to 'The Exorcist.' But my agent called me to tell me they were going to do it, and there was a part for me. I said, 'But I died in the first film.' 'Well,' he told me, 'this is from the early days of Father Merrin's life.' I told him I just didn't want to do it again.

There are definitely scripts I start reading, where it doesn't interest me. Maybe it'll be a good movie, but the character doesn't intrigue me.

My father quite honestly played no role in my decision to become an actor.

No, I'm not doing 'Star Wars.'

I had just done a movie called 'How to Beat the High Cost of Living,' and it didn't get a good review. And the same people sent me the script for 'Airplane!' for the Robert Hays part. I read it, and there were a lot of plays on words, and I said, 'I don't like this kind of comedy.'

I've been with 'Days of Our Lives' for 21 years, and I've decided this year is going to be my last year.

Actors look for characters. If they read a well-written character, and if they think the director's not an idiot, they're going to sign up and do some acting.

Originally they wanted me to be Buster but I really like the Tobias part.

I'm not going to be on the show 'Breaking Bad.'

I was offered a role in 'Dabangg 2,' but after reading the script, I didn't feel there was much space for my character in the film.