Home
Authors
Tags
App
Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App
" I've been in more than 20 movies. You just do the best you can and try to make a living. "
Sam Rockwell
More
Movies
Living
Related Quotes:
" Good acting is good acting, however you learn it. Some people who haven't studied are amazing. Some people like Leonardo DiCaprio are naturally gifted - he's learned technique by working with people early on. "
Sam Rockwell
Amazing
People
Good
" I'm happy that I'm finally getting some lines in my face. I always looked too young for the kind of roles I wanted. It was constraining. My face didn't fit my innards until I reached 40. "
Sam Rockwell
Always
Lines
Kind
" I've studied a technique called the Sanford Miesner technique, that teaches you how to focus. It's mainly about daydreaming. And the technique's really about imaginary circumstances. Using your imagination to sort of daydream about stuff. It makes you emotional in a scene. "
Sam Rockwell
Circumstances
You
Focus
" I think a lot of theater actors that were great, like Walken or Glenn Close, later became film actors. "
Sam Rockwell
Great
Close
Think
" I don't keep secrets from my parents, really; it's pretty open. "
Sam Rockwell
Keep
Secrets
Parents
" I'm originally from San Francisco. I might move there some day. But, I like L.A., I have fun in L.A. It's a fun town if you've got money in your pocket. It's a good town. "
Sam Rockwell
Day
Money
Have Fun
" I took a break after 'Confessions.' I was real picky. And then I suddenly realized I hadn't worked in a year. And I was sort of, like, not really happy. I think people are happier when they have structure, you know? You realize that as you get older. You have to have rituals and structure. "
Sam Rockwell
People
Think
You
" I have a constant sort of melancholy approach to acting that fuels me. I want to do everything. "
Sam Rockwell
Everything
Want
Acting
" One thing that bugs me in comedy is when somebody does a fake cry, you know, like they fake cry in a comedy. But in a drama they'll really cry. That bugs me. "
Sam Rockwell
You
Know
Fake
" I grew up on films. "
Sam Rockwell
Grew
Films
Up
" I have memories of films that nobody ever saw, that I was very proud of, and those are still great memories. "
Sam Rockwell
Memories
Proud
Nobody
" After 40, you want to reverse the ageing process. That's complicated for me because I spent so many years wanting to be older. "
Sam Rockwell
You
Want
Process
" Money is power and power gives you choice. "
Sam Rockwell
Money
Gives
Power
" I've done so many independents for so many years. Leads that nobody's seen. "
Sam Rockwell
Done
Many
Nobody
" I used to break dance. I can do some good James Brown footwork. But now I think I've danced too much. My girlfriend made fun of me: 'Enough with the dancing.' "
Sam Rockwell
Think
Good
Fun
" I did some martial arts training for 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,' since the character was an assassin. "
Sam Rockwell
Training
Character
Dangerous
" I had those kind of parents where I watched all of these very sophisticated movies: 'Five Easy Pieces', 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.' "
Sam Rockwell
Kind
Easy
Movies
" I try to steal from the best. Suck it all in. 'Taxi Driver' is really a bible for film actors, a master class. A lot of emotional power, a lot of emotional depth but it's contained and you just see the tip of the iceberg. "
Sam Rockwell
Class
You
Try
" Well, you know, it's fun to sign autographs still for me. I don't sign that many. "
Sam Rockwell
Me
Still
Well
" Some actors don't want to, but I prefer to. I like to collaborate. Sometimes you have to keep it to yourself, and people want to do their own thing. "
Sam Rockwell
You
Want
Sometimes
" I think any good actor is an anarchist. They have to be. "
Sam Rockwell
Think
I Think
Good Actor
" I think of myself as a journeyman actor. I've got some talent and I work hard, but people like Brando or Pacino - those people are touched by God. "
Sam Rockwell
Work
Work Hard
God
" My parents were both actors; my dad sort of quite early on. My mother acted for a while, and now she's a painter. "
Sam Rockwell
Now
Parents
She
" You hit 41 and you don't burn calories like you used to. "
Sam Rockwell
Like
You
Burn