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> [I dont think playing a villain is my greatest talent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/i-dont-think-playing-a-villain-is-my-greatest-talent/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

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> [I don't think playing a villain is my greatest talent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/i-don-t-think-playing-a-villain-is-my-greatest-talent/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

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## More by Sam Waterston

> [I played Lucky in Waiting for Godot at Yale and it was a thing that Stanislavski talks about: he says you don't need his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/i-played-lucky-in-waiting-for-godot-at-yale-and-it-was-a-thing-that/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

> [As for lawyers, it's more fun to play one than to be one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/as-for-lawyers-it-s-more-fun-to-play-one-than-to-be-one/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

> [I think people have some control over what they want; there's a relationship - maybe not automatic - between what you want and get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/i-think-people-have-some-control-over-what-they-want-there-s-a/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

> [Good directors say, Here's where the play is. They stand by the heart of the matter. Some of them stand beside it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/good-directors-say-here-s-where-the-play-is-they-stand-by-the-heart/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

> [I think the bait for doing something really is always the part.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/i-think-the-bait-for-doing-something-really-is-always-the-part/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

> [I dont think playing a villain is my greatest talent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/i-dont-think-playing-a-villain-is-my-greatest-talent/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

> [In order to continue to do interesting work, you need to be...proceeding.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/in-order-to-continue-to-do-interesting-work-you-need-to-be-proceeding/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

> [That's where I'd like to be: when the business says here's a good actor who is marketable so we can use him. Just that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/that-s-where-i-d-like-to-be-when-the-business-says-here-s-a-good/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

> [I literally was saved by a role, from becoming a cab driver. I never did have to wait tables, though, so looking back I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/i-literally-was-saved-by-a-role-from-becoming-a-cab-driver-i-never/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

> [The Killing Fields, my character's teachings frame the movie and the argument of his lectures is the challenge of dealing with the painfulness of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/the-killing-fields-my-character-s-teachings-frame-the-movie-and-the/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

> [“In reality, conclusions are muddy, there are no final curtains, and life just goes on.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/in-reality-conclusions-are-muddy-there-are-no-final-curtains-and-life/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

> [I don't like driving much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/i-don-t-like-driving-much/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

> [If you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/if-you-re-going-to-be-born-ugly-and-be-an-actor-the-least-they-can-do/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

> [Painting is very interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/painting-is-very-interesting/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

> [The bad guys don't always get punished and the good guys are not necessarily pure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-waterston/the-bad-guys-don-t-always-get-punished-and-the-good-guys-are-not/)

[Sam Waterston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-waterston/)

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