I had to decide if I wanted to be a singer or an actor. I was always singing. I thought if I… — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
I can't stress too much how much Ry Cooder was an influence on me. Having one of the most respected musicians around… — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
My sister tells me I began singing before I could even talk. My first performance was of a song called 'My Blue… — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
People kept asking me, 'When are you singing again?' so I kept doing it. It was that simple. — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
Singing and acting are actually very similar things. Anyone can sing and anyone can be a film actor. All you have to… — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
Speech lessons probably did more for my singing voice - they teach you breathing, resonance — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
I can understand why it takes some people a long time to really be a singer. You have to find out, 'Why… — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
Fame in itself is, you know... It involves a whole discussion on just that word, 'fame.' It's a power; it's another degree of power,… — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
I watch television. Game shows - I hate the hosts and the people on them, and I love the questions and the answers. — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
I never liked being ordered around - which, of course, was an overreaction. I eventually found out that I didn't mind being ordered around… — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
I know little stories that happen to people around me, and I can repeat that in a way that has some color. — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
I worked with the best directors - Martin Scorsese, John Huston, David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock. Alfred Hitchcock was great. — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
The first film I ever remember - I think my mother took me to it - was called 'She Married Her Boss' with Melvyn… — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
The band I've played with for 10 or 12 years now, we've been all over, but we mostly play in LA — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
When man began to think he was a separate person with a separate soul, it created a violent situation. — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
I was the classic killer. I always played an angry man. I think it was because I used to really be like that -… — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
I like to watch 'Paris, Texas,' but I have no desire to see it. I did it. — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
