Sam Waterston Quotes
Obviously the first roles that you're proud of are the ones that everybody else liked too.
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Well, when you get into the business, what you have to realize is that signing autographs and getting 'bothered' is just part of the deal. It's not a bother to me at all. That's part of being an actor and that's something you have to realize before you ever get into this business.
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How about a little noise. How do you expect a man to putt?
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I'm stingy and I'm proud of the reputation.
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You have to understand, I can't do any jokes about Ross Perot, because the last thing I need right now is another credit check.
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I've just come back from Mississippi and over there when you talk about the West Bank they think you mean Arkansas.
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Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?
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I didn't get at first put into a rehab facility; I got put in a adolescent psychiatric unit for my detox.
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When you take risks and things don't go your way, you can be heavily criticised by the media.
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When you're climbing at high altitudes, life can get pretty miserable.
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If you have a happy home, everything is sorted, I guess.
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The world can be very small. That's why you have to be very careful, whoever you meet.
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You can't get emotional about your work.
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How you leave the reader is so important - not the climax; I call it the 'exit feeling'.
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I think you only really feel like an outsider if you've been an insider.
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I'm sensitive, you know, about some things, and as some of my partners could attest to, incredibly insensitive.
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I loved my start. I'm proud of my spots. I don't feel embarrassed by anything that I did... It definitely helped me more than hurt me.
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Well, you can't argue with somebody that won't argue back.
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The thing that 'Glee' has successfully done that no other TV show has is that they're just honest - but they don't tell you what's right or wrong. They don't tell you what to agree with or what to believe in.
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Don't ever forget two things I'm going to tell you. One, don't believe everything that's written about you. Two, don't pick up too many checks.
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I had a very famous trainer tell me once, 'You can usually train a wild animal but never tame a wild animal, ever.' They are always going to be wild, no matter what anybody says.
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I love working with a lot of different films and a lot of different people.
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I've been very blessed in my personal life and in my career and I have never been ungrateful for what I have.
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When you're rehearsing, you get really inspired in the beginning, but then it becomes repetitious and you lose the magic. How do you get the magic again? The magic happens when you're not pushing it.
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Obviously the first roles that you're proud of are the ones that everybody else liked too.
