I can be a teddy bear, but more people tend to see me as the other side of the coin, and that has to do with casting, more Iago than Hamlet. But I don't play villains; I play people doing… — Wes Studi Copy Share Image
In the '70s, with movies like 'Little Big Man,' westerns began to have a little different flavor, and I think casting people and filmmakers began to realize, 'Hey, maybe we can get a little more authentic in terms of who… — Wes Studi Copy Share Image
At times, you're welcome, depending on what's being cast. 'Dances with Wolves' - they wanted authentic-looking Indians in the film, and so they got… — Wes Studi Copy Share
People talk about gangs as if they're something new. But it really isn't that way. The Democratic Party is a gang. The Republican Party… — Wes Studi Copy Share
One of the things I learned early on was the system of believing: you have to believe in what you say. The camera is… — Wes Studi Copy Share
When I saw the 'Geronimo' script and was offered the part, it was overwhelming in that it brought back all of those feelings -… — Wes Studi Copy Share
I'm proud to have served there for 12 months with Alpha Company of the 39th Infantry. — Wes Studi Copy Share
'Dances with Wolves' really started the movement, using subtitles for Lakota Sioux and showing Indians as interesting, complex people - not just the enemy… — Wes Studi Copy Share
I can be a teddy bear, but more people tend to see me as the other side of the coin, and that has to… — Wes Studi Copy Share
I feel very fortunate that I was able to be cast in roles that showed the humanity, if you will, of usually stereotypical Indian… — Wes Studi Copy Share
I'm Cherokee, and there were times when social expansion was something that is needed by a cultural group or a national group. — Wes Studi Copy Share
At times, I'm thinking negatively, thinking that we don't learn from our mistakes, but then I get more positive-minded. I do believe in the… — Wes Studi Copy Share
I tried bull-riding... I wasn't good at all: I don't think I ever got eight seconds anywhere. But then, after that, I discovered acting… — Wes Studi Copy Share
The western has always been, for me, the bread and butter. It's the easiest place for an identifiable Native American to be able to… — Wes Studi Copy Share
