Harry Hamlin Quotes

United States, Actor
October 30, 1951

Harry Robinson Hamlin (born October 30, 1951) is an American actor, author, and entrepreneur. Hamlin is known for his roles as Perseus in the 1981 fantasy film Clash of the Titans and as Michael Kuzak in the legal drama series L.A. Law, for which he received two Golden Globe nominations. For his recurring role on the AMC drama series Mad Men, Hamlin received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

Also known as Television Actor, Stage Actor, Film Actor, Film Producer, Voice Actor

Aaron Echolls is one of the best characters that I've ever played.

Harry Hamlin
- Characters
- Aaron Echolls
I loved playing Aaron Echols on Veronica Mars. I was really sad when I got my head blown off, but...that seems to happen to me. I seem to be murdered on all of these shows. But, okay, as long as the checks don't bounce, I'm all right with that. Besides, when Aaron Echols was killed, as I recall, he'd just had sex with a beautiful young girl, he was smoking a Cuban cigar and drinking a rare, 18-year-old brandy, and watching himself on television. If you gotta go, I think that's probably the way to go.

Harry Hamlin

Anwar Sadat once said that if you see a good person with admirable qualities, try to adapt those qualities to yourself, and he was such a great man.

Harry Hamlin
I think people enjoyed LA Law so much, because it was the first show that delved into current events through the prism of the law.

Harry Hamlin
- People
- Law
- Prism
I'm not as focused on my acting career as I have been in the past.

Harry Hamlin
- Career
I get interested in writers who are enigmatic.

Harry Hamlin
- Writers
- Enigmatic
If you play a gay role, it sticks more than it does if an actor were to play a murderer or a psychopath.

Harry Hamlin
People will have an altered idea of who you are unless they really take time to get to know you, which of course they don't. They just get what they see, and they take that to the bank.

Harry Hamlin
- People
- Idea

I'd like to find great roles close to home and work on great projects while staying near my family. My family's the most important thing to me right now.

Harry Hamlin
- Family
- Roles
- Projects
I get to play a great character while working with great actors and great directors on a great show.

Harry Hamlin
- Character
- Actors
- Show
If you do a great job in one thing, people look at you that way and it's hard to break out of that.

Harry Hamlin
- People
- Job