Early Quotes by Cliff Curtis

I take the responsibility of playing another ethnicity very, very seriously, and I promise myself and those people that I will represent them with…

— Cliff Curtis

I was a manual labourer. I figured out really early on that the value of my life could be determined by my hourly rate…

— Cliff Curtis

My priority in life is my whanau, followed by my work as an artist, which has blessed me with the ability to provide opportunities…

— Cliff Curtis

As an actor... at some point you've got to forget that the crew's there in order to do your job.

— Cliff Curtis

But I felt like Pablo Escobar felt like he was an honorable businessman. And when he killed people, I think he felt he did…

— Cliff Curtis

As an actor, you've got to have faith in the director's vision, that the director has a vision for this that is greater than…

— Cliff Curtis

While I respect my cousin Annette Sykes' commitment in engaging in the political process, I do not endorse or support any political party.

— Cliff Curtis

I believe in collaboration, which is why I work with others to make positive contributions of consequence, and why I have made a very…

— Cliff Curtis

I put on close to 60 pounds for 'Genesis,' an independent movie from New Zealand.

— Cliff Curtis

I don't play bad guys. I think that's why I keep getting cast as bad guys: because I don't want to play bad guys.…

— Cliff Curtis

I ate fantastic Italian food in Croatia, which you wouldn't expect. The food in Istanbul was amazing. I never would've expected that and the…

— Cliff Curtis

People were nicer to me when I was in the arts. I experienced extreme racism in small-town New Zealand. Racism which really went away…

— Cliff Curtis