If someone asked for advice on being an actor I'd say "Don't. It's a hard life." And if they walked away I'd be happy to have spared them years of misery. — Bill Oberst Jr Copy Share Image
The fact that Abraham Lincoln ever, ever became President is either a freak accident of history... or destiny; God's providence to America. — Bill Oberst Jr Copy Share Image
Lincoln is me. He is America. He is what makes us a great nation and a dangerous nation, all wrapped up in one man. — Bill Oberst Jr Copy Share Image
I love swimming in the darker seas, so even if I play a noble guy (well, like Lincoln for instance) I am pre-disposed to… — Bill Oberst Jr Copy Share Image
If someone asked for advice on being an actor I'd say "Don't. It's a hard life." And if they walked away I'd be happy… — Bill Oberst Jr Copy Share Image
Abraham Lincoln is resolute, honest, has the best interest of the nation at heart, and he's as ugly as homemade Sunday sin, so he… — Bill Oberst Jr Copy Share Image
The live audience is a blind date. The camera is a hungry lover. One wants to be wined and dined and seduced and then… — Bill Oberst Jr Copy Share Image
I want to be Lon Chaney. I want to be Karloff. I want to help people escape the mundane world. I want to make… — Bill Oberst Jr Copy Share Image
Abraham Lincoln is the guy who could never be elected today, but whom we desperately wish we could elect. — Bill Oberst Jr Copy Share Image
Ask questions. Listen. Be quiet. Be willing to make a fool of yourself. Be willing to be completely exposed and to give all you've… — Bill Oberst Jr Copy Share Image
Take every job. Learn everybody's name. Show up early. Know who you are and know who you're not. Stop dreaming and start trying. — Bill Oberst Jr Copy Share Image
