Judge Reinhold Quotes
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I don't put my nose up at anything if the material is good.
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Before 'Animal House' came out to open up a huge market, there just weren't parts for young guys. That genre of film was my ticket in... One of my first jobs was with Bill Murray in 'Stripes.'
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I haven't always played nice guys. In 'Gremlins,' I was a conceited, pompous braggart, and I was a redneck chauvinist in the TV movie 'A Matter of Sex.' But I really prefer sympathetic roles.
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I was a lousy waiter, dealing with people and having people in your face like that.
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I like very straight comedy.
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The '80s was a great decade for comedy.
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Personally, I feel that if you shoot off 200,000 rounds, and your lead character pulls out a pistol and never gets hit, there's a sense of jeopardy that's lost. It becomes a little less exciting when things don't make sense.
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I was pulling in $80 a week after taxes working in a frozen yogurt store.
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People are flooded with information every day, and normal guys everywhere try valiantly to stay up with all the technology. But they can't quite do it. I know how those guys feel.
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I remember once they sent me over to read for a show called 'Mork and Mindy.' I heard gales of laughter, then Robin Williams walked out. I had to follow Robin Williams.
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You have to tell a good story first. If it's a good story, people will be interested. It doesn't matter about the content.
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A lot of things haven't changed - clothes and stuff have - but kids keep working after-school jobs and keep getting into terrible trouble in relationships. That's not going to stop.
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I'm proud to have been in some of the films that continue to be a special part of people's lives.
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My first sex scene - and it was with myself.
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I want to do things of significance, things that will inspire people to know how good life can be.
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I walked on eggshells a lot. I have a bad self-esteem problem, and my father probably facilitated it. He once looked at me very seriously when I was about 15 and had whipped cream smeared all over myself. He said, 'You'd do anything for a laugh, wouldn't you?'
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I don't think anybody at the major studios is rushing to offer me a romantic lead.
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People are real quick to jump at the easiest way to define you.
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My first time in front of a camera, I said, 'Wonder Woman, I'm so glad you're here.' That's how I made a living.
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I'm not really crazy about broad comedy. I like very possible, real situations that you might have found yourself in.
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I was spoiled and I was arrogant. I was very demanding, had an overblown image of who I was and got a reputation for being difficult. And rightfully so.
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When you read a play, the words speak to you. When you read a script, there's no way you can tell if that's the way that movie will turn out.
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I don't know one actor that became an actor for healthy reasons.
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I like to watch and perform the kind of comedy that comes out of the situation - where the character is really serious and in a tough situation and doesn't realize that the situation is comic.