In my career, I've often played the protagonist or the hero of the movie, and there are so many rules inherent to that role. The audience needs to stay with you, identify with you and like you. When you play… — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
To me, White Boy Shuffle is sort of like Catcher in the Rye, the story is so universal. — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
If a woman is funny, that will leave an impression and stay on my brain. A girl should do something, anything, to make me… — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
There are a lot of good stories out there, but I haven't found too many great scripts. — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
The idea of doing something that you've seen a thousand times before doesn't appeal to me. — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
Granted, there are times when, for business reasons, you do something that's more mainstream. But even then, I try to find something that has… — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
It's nice that people want to compliment you in some superficial way, but I've never considered that that's how I might be categorized. I… — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
The point is to expand the scope of what a movie can possibly mean or be, to get people involved because they're artistic or… — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
Over the past 10 years of being famous, my relationship with the camera has not been a pleasant one. — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children. — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
It just makes so many other things insignificant. It is the most incredible thing that has happened to me, and I feel so lucky… — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
I will no longer be an actor to hire, I have a passion for producing and making films. — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
But in a broader sense, when I have more control, I want to expose people to new ideas. — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
I want my work to be fulfilling and interesting, and that's it. It's not about chasing a pay cheque, or chasing the lights. The… — Ryan Phillippe Copy Share Image
