Dennis Christopher Quotes

Character actors have a long shelf life.

I'm not getting involved in sports anymore, except on film. I'm not agile unless a camera's going.

I'd always keep going back to the acting. Once the rent was paid, and the phone bill, the next money you had was for acting classes.

The secret is that I am Italian.

There were two things I wanted to be: an actor and a hippie.

I guess once you've seen Uma Thurman beaten up endlessly in the 'Kill Bill' movies, you think, 'If Uma can take it, what's the matter with me?'

I have my opinions about the way my father was. But they are my opinions, not necessarily the truth, and they are certainly not the whole spectrum of what this man was going through. It's my young, selfish interpretation of that person.

I always think that people who are - maybe 'insane' is too strong a word, but there's more of a spiritual connection. Sometimes they can see below the surface.

I've done three Broadway shows; once the curtain goes up, that's it. I mean, you prepare and you rehearse like crazy, but after opening night, the director's not there anymore, you know. He gives you notes during previews after each performance, but opening night, you're on your own.

Because of fear, and the way my career went, I started playing a lot of villainous roles.

I've done a lot of things with theater that I'm very, very proud of.

Acting had become something I did and did well - but didn't particularly enjoy.

There's no really signature Leo DiCaprio role, like Jack Nicholson is Jack Nicholson no matter what movie he's in.

You don't get paid a whole lot for theatre, but you know, I feel more like, 'Where could I buy this experience, and how much would it cost? Who else would give me this kind of focus and put me in a room with this kind of talent?'

I had a handle on satisfaction, and I loved my career, but I didn't really know what happiness was. So I started on this quest to have a happy life.

Work has been my lover - I've shied away from any commitments.

It would be a dream come true to appear on Turner Classic Movies with Robert Osborne, who is one of my heroes.

I've never chosen or rejected a role because of money.

A script arrived, and on the front cover - scrawled really big, as if it were a book report - is 'Django Unchained, written by Quentin Tarantino.' And I thought, 'Well, no art department came up with this; this is Quentin's writing.'