--- title: "1 Clark Quotes By Tom Verica" description: "1 Clark quotes by Tom Verica. Plus more from Tom Verica and more Clark sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/tom-verica-32640_actor_i-remember-seeing-this-picture-my-mother_2919390.jpg" --- > [I remember seeing this picture my mother had of Dick Clark. It didn't inspire me to be an actor or anything, but when I did 'American Dreams' with Dick Clark, my mother came out, and she showed him this picture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/i-remember-seeing-this-picture-my-mother-had-of-dick-clark-it-didn-t/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/tom-verica-32640_actor_i-remember-seeing-this-picture-my-mother_2919390.jpg) ## Other authors on Clark ## More by Tom Verica > [I played in 'From the Earth to the Moon,' working with Tom Hanks. He is a great guy, very smart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/i-played-in-from-the-earth-to-the-moon-working-with-tom-hanks-he-is-a/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) > [I can put on my resume: 'Can play dead.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/i-can-put-on-my-resume-can-play-dead/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) > [I guess that is a good compliment for an actor for people to hate you wherever you go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/i-guess-that-is-a-good-compliment-for-an-actor-for-people-to-hate-you/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) > [I started my career as an actor, but I've been a director for 15 years now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/i-started-my-career-as-an-actor-but-i-ve-been-a-director-for-15-years/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) > [Most of my work had been in theater, and I was jumping not just into television but 'L.A. Law,' which had all these megastars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/most-of-my-work-had-been-in-theater-and-i-was-jumping-not-just-into/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) > [There are days when I am just dead on the floor, and I'm there in my makeup, and that's getting a little tiring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/there-are-days-when-i-am-just-dead-on-the-floor-and-i-m-there-in-my/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) > [Most shows are normally 40 or 50 pages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/most-shows-are-normally-40-or-50-pages/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) > [My family is very close. I can't say that about many people I meet in Hollywood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/my-family-is-very-close-i-can-t-say-that-about-many-people-i-meet-in/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) > [If we had a perfect world, we can do 'Scandal' during the day and 'Murder' at night - that's the optimal thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/if-we-had-a-perfect-world-we-can-do-scandal-during-the-day-and-murder/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) > [Having spent a lot of time on sets, I was really interested in the overall storytelling aspect of shows and projects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/having-spent-a-lot-of-time-on-sets-i-was-really-interested-in-the/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) > [I remember seeing this picture my mother had of Dick Clark. It didn't inspire me to be an actor or anything, but when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/i-remember-seeing-this-picture-my-mother-had-of-dick-clark-it-didn-t/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) > [Right before 'American Dreams,' I started to pursue these avenues, like short films and getting into a couple night courses to really study photography…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/right-before-american-dreams-i-started-to-pursue-these-avenues-like/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) > [I am definitely most proud of 'American Dreams.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/i-am-definitely-most-proud-of-american-dreams/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) > [Audiences have become so much more sophisticated, and they're looking for different eyes and different ways to tell a story. And 'Scandal' certainly gives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/audiences-have-become-so-much-more-sophisticated-and-they-re-looking/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) > [Myself, I happen to be married to an African-American woman, and we're together 17 years. We took a few trips to the South 15…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-verica/myself-i-happen-to-be-married-to-an-african-american-woman-and-we-re/) [Tom Verica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-verica/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clark/tom-verica/#itemlist", "name": "1 Clark Quotes By Tom Verica", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I remember seeing this picture my mother had of Dick Clark. 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