Stephen Dorff Quotes

United States, Actor
July 29, 1973

Stephen Hartley Dorff Jr. is an American actor, known for portraying PK in The Power of One, Stuart Sutcliffe in Backbeat, Johnny Marco in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere, and for his roles in Blade (as self-styled vampire-overlord Deacon Frost), Cecil B. DeMented, The Motel Life, S.F.W. and Space Truckers.

It was pretty surreal to be auditioning as a kid, and I'd get close to these actors that I really respected. I remember River Phoenix in particular. I met him at an audition hall or something.

Stephen Dorff
I think acting is only one part of the piece of the movie. I'ts an important piece, but I'd like to be involved in all the other aspects of making movies.

Stephen Dorff
- Movie
- Acting
- Piece

I guess what I learned the most was to feel lucky with what I have been able to accomplish and what I have and to feel humble about the people I have been able to work with.

Stephen Dorff
- Work
- Learned
- Lucky
I've never really dated actresses except when I was really young.

Stephen Dorff
- Young
- Actresses
- Date
Vampires to me have always been very sexy.

Stephen Dorff
- Always
- Sexy
- Vampires
You have to feel the bad to be able to feel the good.

Stephen Dorff
- Good
- Bad
- Feel
Being an actor is pretty much like being in the circus.

Stephen Dorff
- Actor
- Being
- Circus
That's the danger of having too much success. You lose that magic, that feeling of not being in control, which I feel now, it's too controlled.

Stephen Dorff
- Success
- Magic
- Controlled

I've always played different kinds of roles, and I probably played more vulnerable parts when I was really young.

Stephen Dorff
- Young
- Roles
- Played
I'm used to having big movie cameras in my face; I pretend that they're not there.

Stephen Dorff
- Face
- Cameras
- Pretend