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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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 was proud to cast my vote for President Trump.
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If you're a film fan, collecting video is sort of like marijuana. Laser discs, they're definitely cocaine. Film prints are heroin, all right? You're shooting smack when you start collecting film prints. So, I kinda got into it in a big way, and I've got a pretty nice collection I'm real proud of.
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The only thing I'd ever wanted in my life was to be a major-league ballplayer, but I had to admit to myself that I wasn't good enough. It broke my heart.
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It's hard to say exactly when it all started or what show it was, but I started touring when I was 11. I played all over Dallas and Fort Worth, and eventually I was touring the whole state.
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I came to N.Y.C. in 1988 and got very involved with Act Up. I also started making movies, including two very gay shorts, 'Vaudeville' and 'Lady.' It was the height of the AIDS epidemic, and New York City was both dying and very alive at the same time.
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Obviously the first roles that you're proud of are the ones that everybody else liked too.
