--- title: "18 You Quotes By Stephen Lang" description: "18 You quotes by Stephen Lang. Plus more from Stephen Lang and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fad/stephen-lang-12082_because_you-try-to-go-where-the-great-scripts-ar_1627245.jpg" --- > [You try to go where the great scripts are, if you can, or you go where the not great scripts are, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/you-try-to-go-where-the-great-scripts-are-if-you-can-or-you-go-where/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fad/stephen-lang-12082_because_you-try-to-go-where-the-great-scripts-ar_1627245.jpg) > [I've been into weight training for many, many years and you add to that a good dose of cardio, don't overindulge, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-ve-been-into-weight-training-for-many-many-years-and-you-add-to/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/stephen-lang-12082_add_i-ve-been-into-weight-training-for-many_2926006.jpg) > [When Steven Spielberg comes calling, it behooves you to seriously consider it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/when-steven-spielberg-comes-calling-it-behooves-you-to-seriously/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2c/stephen-lang-12082_calling_when-steven-spielberg-comes-calling-it-b_2641646.jpg) > [Theater, because of the commitment, it has to be a great role and a great play to me. It takes a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/theater-because-of-the-commitment-it-has-to-be-a-great-role-and-a/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/stephen-lang-12082_because_theater-because-of-the-commitment-it-has_2054001.jpg) > [Hamlet, that's the only role there is, finally. The only role. After that, you settle down and only do the fun things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/hamlet-that-s-the-only-role-there-is-finally-the-only-role-after-that/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1da/stephen-lang-12082_after_hamlet-that-s-the-only-role-there-is-fin_2460720.jpg) > ['Beyond Glory' is responsible for this wave that I've been fortunate enough to ride for the last few years. And that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/beyond-glory-is-responsible-for-this-wave-that-i-ve-been-fortunate/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47d/stephen-lang-12082_because_beyond-glory-is-responsible-for-this-wav_2367256.jpg) > [I get a lot of people coming up to me and saying, 'I really hate you.' And they say it in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-get-a-lot-of-people-coming-up-to-me-and-saying-i-really-hate-you/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d71/stephen-lang-12082_about_i-get-a-lot-of-people-coming-up-to-me-an_203930.jpg) > [My Hamlet was about as alienated as you can get. Mine was a bitter and lonely prince. Valid, I think, but maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/my-hamlet-was-about-as-alienated-as-you-can-get-mine-was-a-bitter-and/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2e/stephen-lang-12082_about_my-hamlet-was-about-as-alienated-as-you_1817214.jpg) > [I love the stage. It's terrifying in a way that film and television is not. When you're about to go out, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-love-the-stage-it-s-terrifying-in-a-way-that-film-and-television-is/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/594/stephen-lang-12082_about_i-love-the-stage-it-s-terrifying-in-a-wa_185116.jpg) > [The idea of being in a television series is a wonderful one to be considered, but you want to make sure it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/the-idea-of-being-in-a-television-series-is-a-wonderful-one-to-be/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/849/stephen-lang-12082_because_the-idea-of-being-in-a-television-series_1809805.jpg) > [You can play anyone if you're open enough. It's a form of possession. Each time you work on something, you allow yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/you-can-play-anyone-if-you-re-open-enough-it-s-a-form-of-possession/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4e/stephen-lang-12082_allow_you-can-play-anyone-if-you-re-open-enoug_2355588.jpg) > [I love scenes that are just emotional give and take. By the same token, action sequences are great to do. They have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-love-scenes-that-are-just-emotional-give-and-take-by-the-same-token/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/stephen-lang-12082_action_i-love-scenes-that-are-just-emotional-gi_463808.jpg) > [I watched the Tyson-Holyfield fight with Stallone. I remember when Tyson bit him, Sly looked at me and said, 'I think he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-watched-the-tyson-holyfield-fight-with-stallone-i-remember-when/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/426/stephen-lang-12082_bit_i-watched-the-tyson-holyfield-fight-with_1233233.jpg) > [My advice to actors? To successful actors, it's, 'sock it away,' and unsuccessful actors, it's just, 'Just keep at it. Don't do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/my-advice-to-actors-to-successful-actors-it-s-sock-it-away-and/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/stephen-lang-12082_actor_my-advice-to-actors-to-successful-actors_1672531.jpg) > [Your primary tools, as an actor, are observation and imagination. You can pretty much get everything you need from that, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/your-primary-tools-as-an-actor-are-observation-and-imagination-you/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f36/stephen-lang-12082_actor_your-primary-tools-as-an-actor-are-obser_743037.jpg) > [On some level, acting is the art of pretend, and you have to have a highly cultivated sense of imagination. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/on-some-level-acting-is-the-art-of-pretend-and-you-have-to-have-a/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dde/stephen-lang-12082_able_on-some-level-acting-is-the-art-of-prete_561311.jpg) > [I love the role I'm playing in 'Conan.' I'm enjoying making the film tremendously. It's very physically demanding. You know, Conan is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-love-the-role-i-m-playing-in-conan-i-m-enjoying-making-the-film/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/455/stephen-lang-12082_big_i-love-the-role-i-m-playing-in-conan-i-m_1790914.jpg) > [My philosophy is, 'Show up, shut up, and do your job,' and if you do it to the satisfaction of your director…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/my-philosophy-is-show-up-shut-up-and-do-your-job-and-if-you-do-it-to/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76d/stephen-lang-12082_able_my-philosophy-is-show-up-shut-up-and-do_1729650.jpg) ## Other authors on You ## More by Stephen Lang > [I have a penchant for playing God's clowns. Actually, I played Nijinsky once, and he used to call himself God's clown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-have-a-penchant-for-playing-god-s-clowns-actually-i-played-nijinsky/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) > [I love the stage. It's terrifying in a way that film and television is not. When you're about to go out, and you're adrenaline…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-love-the-stage-it-s-terrifying-in-a-way-that-film-and-television-is/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) > [I get a lot of people coming up to me and saying, 'I really hate you.' And they say it in the nicest possible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-get-a-lot-of-people-coming-up-to-me-and-saying-i-really-hate-you/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) > [I've always been curious about why one man jumps out of a foxhole with a grenade and charges a machine gun nest, and his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-ve-always-been-curious-about-why-one-man-jumps-out-of-a-foxhole/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) > [I love scenes that are just emotional give and take. By the same token, action sequences are great to do. They have their own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-love-scenes-that-are-just-emotional-give-and-take-by-the-same-token/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) > [On some level, acting is the art of pretend, and you have to have a highly cultivated sense of imagination. You have to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/on-some-level-acting-is-the-art-of-pretend-and-you-have-to-have-a/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) > [I'm always reading plays, and when I find something that I really want to do, then I'll make the time to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-m-always-reading-plays-and-when-i-find-something-that-i-really-want/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) > [With correction, and given the chance, 'Terra Nova' can and will deliver seasons of transcendent images and story-telling. Failing to renew 'Terra Nova' is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/with-correction-and-given-the-chance-terra-nova-can-and-will-deliver/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) > [I've always been curious as to why one man jumps out of a fox-hole with a grenade and charges a machine gun nest and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-ve-always-been-curious-as-to-why-one-man-jumps-out-of-a-fox-hole/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) > [Your primary tools, as an actor, are observation and imagination. You can pretty much get everything you need from that, and you do. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/your-primary-tools-as-an-actor-are-observation-and-imagination-you/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) > [I loved Laurel and Hardy and TV shows like 'Robin Hood' and 'Rama of the Jungle'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-loved-laurel-and-hardy-and-tv-shows-like-robin-hood-and-rama-of-the/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) > [I don't want to, in any way, characterize a race or a people or get accused of racial profiling, but the Irish, as lyrical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-don-t-want-to-in-any-way-characterize-a-race-or-a-people-or-get/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) > [I've played the clarinet since I was a kid. I love to sing, but I'm not much of a singer. Let's say that when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-ve-played-the-clarinet-since-i-was-a-kid-i-love-to-sing-but-i-m-not/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) > [I don't think there is a role that I did twenty years ago that I couldn't do better now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-don-t-think-there-is-a-role-that-i-did-twenty-years-ago-that-i/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) > [I like to understand, very specifically, what it is I'm seeing, and where it is and where it's going, and a lot of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-like-to-understand-very-specifically-what-it-is-i-m-seeing-and/) [Stephen Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-lang/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/stephen-lang/#itemlist", "name": "18 You Quotes By Stephen Lang", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You try to go where the great scripts are, if you can, or you go where the not great scripts are, because that's what's being offered to you.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen Lang" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/you-try-to-go-where-the-great-scripts-are-if-you-can-or-you-go-where/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fad/stephen-lang-12082_because_you-try-to-go-where-the-great-scripts-ar_1627245.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fad/stephen-lang-12082_because_you-try-to-go-where-the-great-scripts-ar_1627245.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fad/stephen-lang-12082_because_you-try-to-go-where-the-great-scripts-ar_1627245.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You try to go where the great scripts are, if you can, or you go where the not great scripts are, because…” — Stephen Lang", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been into weight training for many, many years and you add to that a good dose of cardio, don't overindulge, and you can do all right.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen Lang" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/i-ve-been-into-weight-training-for-many-many-years-and-you-add-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/stephen-lang-12082_add_i-ve-been-into-weight-training-for-many_2926006.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/stephen-lang-12082_add_i-ve-been-into-weight-training-for-many_2926006.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/stephen-lang-12082_add_i-ve-been-into-weight-training-for-many_2926006.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've been into weight training for many, many years and you add to that a good dose of cardio, don't…” — Stephen Lang", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When Steven Spielberg comes calling, it behooves you to seriously consider it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen Lang" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-lang/when-steven-spielberg-comes-calling-it-behooves-you-to-seriously/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2c/stephen-lang-12082_calling_when-steven-spielberg-comes-calling-it-b_2641646.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2c/stephen-lang-12082_calling_when-steven-spielberg-comes-calling-it-b_2641646.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2c/stephen-lang-12082_calling_when-steven-spielberg-comes-calling-it-b_2641646.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When Steven Spielberg comes calling, it behooves you to seriously consider it.” — Stephen Lang", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Theater, because of the commitment, it has to be a great role and a great play to me. 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