Tom Atkins Quotes

United States, Actor
November 13, 1935

Tom Atkins is an American television and film actor. He is primarily known for his work in the horror film and thriller film genres, having worked with writers and directors such as Shane Black, William Peter Blatty, John Carpenter, Fred Dekker, Richard Donner, Stephen King, and George A. Romero. He is also a familiar face to mainstream viewers, often playing police officers.

We have a great need for that and great land, ... If we ask the right people to help, I think well get some help.

Tom Atkins
- People
- Help
- Land
We've all aged some, but I just did, this past summer, another Rockford Files movie with the whole gang out there, Joe Santos and everybody else.

Tom Atkins
- Movie
- Gang
- Aged

Jimmy Garner is a very gracious guy, as he was then and he is still today.

Tom Atkins
- Today
- Guy
- Gracious
We're here to implement that vision. We're not here to change it.

Tom Atkins
- Change
- Vision
- Here
You know, they just don't make big movie stars the way they used to, maybe because the system has changed, the studio system, but it's sad to see people like Jimmy Stewart go, all the giants of the past.

Tom Atkins
- People
- Sad
- Giants
Mel Gibson was lovely. He was on the edge of both scenes that I had with Danny Glover.

Tom Atkins
- Lovely
- Edgy
- Scenes
We have a lot of spirited discussions. We need to be able to have these discussions, and after that we need to get along.

Tom Atkins
We ought to be able to have dinner every now and again without the media being there.

Tom Atkins
- Being
- Media
- Dinner

What happened basically is that they were doing a figure-8 bus race, and the driver was ejected and run over

Tom Atkins
- Race
- Run
- Bus