Eric Stoltz Quotes
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I'm a gentleman, if nothing else. It's taken me years to become one, but finally I have a sense of propriety.
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When you're in a movie, they treat you like you're four years old and give you whatever you want. On some level it's really wonderful and gratifying, but on another level it's rather disturbing. I'm sure you've spoken to movie stars and wondered: How do these people survive without babysitters?
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I think I'm wealthy. I make a good living for what I do. Well, it depends. If I'm doing an independent film I'm making no money - probably losing money. But if I'm doing a studio film, I'll make a decent wage. I can live for a year without working.
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On the other hand, I would've been exceedingly rich, which would've been wonderful!
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My first film as an actor was 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' a glorious experience that spoiled me for future films.
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I'll be directing some more 'Private Practice' episodes when we wrap 'Caprica.'
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The '80s were a time of technical wonder in filmmaking; unfortunately, some colleges didn't integrate their film and theater departments - so you had actors who were afraid of the camera, and directors who couldn't talk to the actors.
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I did a film called 'Fort McCoy,' based on a true story of one of the few internment camps during WWII that was actually in the United States.
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I realize I'm a very lucky man. I love what I do, I love films, TV and theater, and the fact that I'm able to make a living at it staggers me.
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Before I start directing a show, I try to spend a few weeks hanging around the set, getting to know the crew and talking to the actors about how they like to work. Who is fussy? Who is left-handed? Who wants to go home early, and who is the perfectionist?
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I can relate to historical characters or imaginary ones. It doesn't matter if a story takes place in the future or in the present, as long as the story is compelling.
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Directing has only increased my admiration and respect for what it is that actors do.
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You look good wearing my future.
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I've been directing more and more the last few years, I find it an enjoyable challenge.
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TV, in particular cable channels, has assumed the role of independent film.
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Things happen to everybody in the course of a lifetime. Relationships end, people die, tragedy befalls everyone. So everyone has this wealth of experience, and the older you are the more you have to draw on.
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I've been pretty lucky - or slothful - in that I've never been a "career builder," I take the jobs that come along that feel right, and that's left me fairly open to all genres, really. But with "Caprica," the complex, dark and very smart script was the draw.
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I'm interested in doing movies I wouldn't normally be interested in doing.