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title: "1 Pretty Lucky Quotes By Eric Stoltz"
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> [I've been pretty lucky - or slothful - in that I've never been a 'career builder.' I take the jobs that come along that feel right, and that's left me fairly open to all genres, really. But with 'Caprica,' the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/i-ve-been-pretty-lucky-or-slothful-in-that-i-ve-never-been-a-career/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

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## More by Eric Stoltz

> [It's hard not to get a big head in the film industry, there are people on a set paid to cater to your every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/it-s-hard-not-to-get-a-big-head-in-the-film-industry-there-are-people/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

> [To this day I over prepare. I draw storyboards for every scene - chicken scratches so crude that they amuse and horrify the crew.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/to-this-day-i-over-prepare-i-draw-storyboards-for-every-scene-chicken/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

> [It seems I have a hard time being attracted to someone unless I respect what they do on some level. Otherwise, I would feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/it-seems-i-have-a-hard-time-being-attracted-to-someone-unless-i/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

> [You know, you grow up with the image of John Travolta being super cool - 'Saturday Night Fever,' Brian De Palma, handsome young god...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/you-know-you-grow-up-with-the-image-of-john-travolta-being-super-cool/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

> [Things happen to everybody in the course of a lifetime. Relationships end, people die, tragedy befalls everyone. So everyone has this wealth of experience,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/things-happen-to-everybody-in-the-course-of-a-lifetime-relationships/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

> [I realize I'm a very lucky man. I love what I do, I love films, TV and theatre, and the fact that I'm able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/i-realize-i-m-a-very-lucky-man-i-love-what-i-do-i-love-films-tv-and/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

> [I have a love/hate relationship with just about all technology in my life. My first typewriter in particular. I had a helluva time putting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/i-have-a-love-hate-relationship-with-just-about-all-technology-in-my/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

> [TV, in particular cable channels, has assumed the role of independent film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/tv-in-particular-cable-channels-has-assumed-the-role-of-independent/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

> [I know a lot of writers who would much rather be writing the Great American Novel, but they've got bills to pay and alimony,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/i-know-a-lot-of-writers-who-would-much-rather-be-writing-the-great/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

> [My parents moved to American Samoa when I was three or four years old. My dad was principal of a high school there. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/my-parents-moved-to-american-samoa-when-i-was-three-or-four-years-old/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

> [I'll be directing some more 'Private Practice' episodes when we wrap 'Caprica.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/i-ll-be-directing-some-more-private-practice-episodes-when-we-wrap/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

> [It seems that whatever we do is somehow beyond reproach - murder, rape, drunk driving - as long as we go on a TV…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/it-seems-that-whatever-we-do-is-somehow-beyond-reproach-murder-rape/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

> [I don't want to see the zipper in the back of the monster suit. Like everybody else who goes to the movies, I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/i-don-t-want-to-see-the-zipper-in-the-back-of-the-monster-suit-like/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

> [I'm not sure who's right, who's wrong, but it doesn't matter. Sometimes you just have to do what you're told. That's who we are!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/i-m-not-sure-who-s-right-who-s-wrong-but-it-doesn-t-matter-sometimes/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

> [Directing has only increased my admiration and respect for what it is that actors do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-stoltz/directing-has-only-increased-my-admiration-and-respect-for-what-it-is/)

[Eric Stoltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-stoltz/)

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