There has to be that feeling in a good villain - that he's awesome, he has his own power; that he is, in several senses, unstoppable. — Peter Coyote Copy Share Image
We spend all this energy keeping our lives normal and safe and predictable, and the result is that our approved cultural safety valve is the movies. So in films, anyway, the hero is obliged to represent the continuance of social… — Peter Coyote Copy Share Image
The terrible thing about being an actor is that it's not a solo occupation. — Peter Coyote Copy Share Image
I would say 90 percent of my mail and phone calls are from people who want some kind of help or succor or commitment… — Peter Coyote Copy Share Image
In 2001, Texaco was bought by Chevron, and during deliberations concerning that sale, an 800 page document listing the problems and liabilities connected to… — Peter Coyote Copy Share Image
My gift seems to be that I am able to tell a story in a comprehensible and engaging way. — Peter Coyote Copy Share Image
I think you have a social responsibility as the villain, which is pretty different from the hero's responsibility. If you have any kind of… — Peter Coyote Copy Share Image
I think it's good that people value their bodies and take care of them. I think if you cross the line and begin using… — Peter Coyote Copy Share Image
When I got to Grinnell College, I was part of the black turtleneck sweater and Camel cigarette crowd of poets and writers. — Peter Coyote Copy Share Image
When I went to get my master's in creative writing at San Francisco State after Grinnell, I joined the moribund remnants of the Actor's… — Peter Coyote Copy Share Image
Once you accept anything as tacked down, then you begin to build a structure, to accept limits. Then you have to make a choice… — Peter Coyote Copy Share Image
