Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" The vast majority of Pittsburghers don't come from any kind of serious dough. "

Related Quotes:

" Chris Guest movies are funny. "

" Actors will say 'yes' to anything. "

" I really believed that Batman had the potential to be one of the coolest guys in cinema. "

" Show business is, essentially, a fear-based industry. "

" Leaving a lot of movie sets, I've gone home and said, 'How come my hands are clean?' I should finish something and go home with dirt in my fingernails, because then you really feel that you've done something. "

" The first feature film I did, when I did 'Night Shift,' I improvised quite a bit because I would improvise at the audition, so sometimes I would return to the original lines, and then when I was on set, I would improvise even more. "

" I'm in a business that invites narcissism, self-involvement, and egos being blown out of proportion. "

" My first manager, he had left Germany when he was five, but he would joke about the Nazis. And I'd laugh, but I'd look at him, and he was the first one who told me, 'You know, funny is a powerful thing; it's a wonderful weapon.' "

" I choose not to be at the whim of others. I want to be at my own whim. "

" I liked 'Robocop' because of the director, and it was an intelligent, big-action studio movie. "

" I never wanted to play the short game. "

" I really like to hear actors talk about acting, but I don't really like hearing myself talk. "

" To make extra money, my parents would sell eggs and chickens. I was very little. I remember a chicken's head being chopped off with the chicken running around. I wasn't sure if my imagination was running away with me or if it really happened. It really happened. "

" I had a real strong fantasy life as a kid. But then you grow up and think about real jobs. "

" I always knew the way in was Bruce Wayne. It wasn't Batman. It was never Batman. That was the key. "

" I hope this doesn't sound pretentious, but I very often like the way Europeans make movies. I think sometimes that don't they care about having to clean certain things. "

" I worked at a PBS station called WQED in Pittsburgh. "

" For years, I'd go to the movies and see guys doing Boston accents and think, 'Oh please, God, I hope I never have to do that.' "

" I grew up in rural Pennsylvania, in a really rundown old house. I'd stay out till 8:30, 9:00 at night. Just blow in. My mom and dad never really cared much. It was okay. We were pretty free to roam. I mean, I had no concept of stopping play. It just didn't occur to anyone. "

" 'Birdman' has kinda... changed things. I'm not saying you won't see traditionally made movies any more. But I've had meetings with directors, and they've said it makes them rethink everything. You can hate this movie, but you have to talk about it. It's going to go down as one of the most interesting movies ever made. "

" There are very few jobs where you're held up to public scrutiny. "

" Technology, you know. I'm pretty horrible. I use it, but mostly I like to view it from afar. But I'm still fascinated by it. "

" My limited theater experience was when I was a kid starting out: two or three plays. I was good in one and mediocre in the other. My problem is that I have other interests. "

" I was an altar boy, which I loved and am very proud of. It was strict, but also really nice. "

" I've changed my diet a few times. Now I'm trying to eat more protein. I eat little meals throughout the day. I love food, so I still give myself great meals. Also, when I'm busy, it's easy to lose weight. "

" I like people-people rather than movie people. "

" I've proven I'm courageous. I'm gutsier than anybody; I've got a better imagination than anybody; I'm essentially more creative than any other actor I know, and I've proven I take risks. I don't think I need to prove anything to myself any more. "

" You don't get bored with stuff like 'Birdman.' "

" I don't think there's anybody better than Leonardo DiCaprio, and I've been saying that since before anyone knew who he was. "

" I never knew anyone who was cloned, but I played one in 'Multiplicity.' "