Sam Rockwell Quotes

It's hard to not get typed in Hollywood. They really want to type you. I'm trying to avoid that, because I want to do a lot of things. I know what I'm capable of. I forgive them because they don't know. They haven't seen me play Hamlet. They're not going to cast me as an English aristocrat. I'm going to have to prove that on my own. That's okay. That's what you have to fight for if you want to be an artist.

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.'

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.

I did some martial arts training for 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,' since the character was an assassin.

An editor is like a painter. There is a magic in that.

I think any good actor is an anarchist. They have to be.

I've been in more than 20 movies. You just do the best you can and try to make a living.

I saw things at an early age because my mom was a theater actress. I did a play with her when I was 10 years old.

I remember being very influenced by 'Taxi Driver', and also Tommy Lee Jones in 'Coal Miner's Daughter' a little bit.

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.

I had a great time with John Duigan; he's pretty amazing.

I don't keep secrets from my parents, really; it's pretty open.

I do everything I can to have a diverse career because I just want to have options. I know that I can do Hamlet or I can do Stanley Kowalski, you know.

Well, you know, it's fun to sign autographs still for me. I don't sign that many.

After 40, you want to reverse the ageing process. That's complicated for me because I spent so many years wanting to be older.

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.

I've done so many independents for so many years. Leads that nobody's seen.

You hit 41 and you don't burn calories like you used to.

Hollywood constantly wants to label you and type you into a certain category, 'Oh he's a comedy guy,' or the weirdo character guy or the villain.

It's hard to make a good movie in four weeks. It's hard. I've done it, but it's not easy.

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.

It's fun to improvise, but I still think it's better to have a great script, you know, like a Charlie Kaufman script.

I'm not going to just do a dumb zombie movie, although I love zombie movies.

Money is power and power gives you choice.

Anjelica Huston and Kelly MacDonald are both really special. Anjelica has such a fresh point of view about acting and doesn't seem jaded at all. She seems more like a student and yet she is veteran actor who really brings it.