--- title: "4 Alan Ruck Quotes - Famous Actor" description: "American actor and writer... | Alan Douglas Ruck is an American actor. He is known for portraying Cameron Frye in John Hughes's film Ferris Bueller's Da..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/485/alan-ruck-71428_comedy_when-i-m-doing-a-drama-i-wish-i-was-doin_221438.jpg" --- # Alan Ruck (1956) Actor **4** quotes in **19** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Alan Ruck is an actor. ## Quick Facts About Alan Ruck Born July 1, 1956 Profession Actor ## About Alan Ruck American actor and writer... \| Alan Douglas Ruck is an American actor. He is known for portraying Cameron Frye in John Hughes's film Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), as well as television roles as Stuart Bondek on the ABC sitcom Spin City (1996–2002) and Connor Roy on the HBO series Succession (2018–2023), the latter earning him ## Quotes by Alan Ruck > [When I'm doing a drama, I wish I was doing something funny. When I'm doing something funny, I wish I was doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ruck/when-i-m-doing-a-drama-i-wish-i-was-doing-something-funny-when-i-m/) [Alan Ruck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ruck/) [Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/485/alan-ruck-71428_comedy_when-i-m-doing-a-drama-i-wish-i-was-doin_221438.jpg) > [If you're going through a divorce and you're in a comedy you have to find some way to find the funny side…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ruck/if-you-re-going-through-a-divorce-and-you-re-in-a-comedy-you-have-to/) [Alan Ruck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ruck/) [Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2b/alan-ruck-71428_comedy_if-you-re-going-through-a-divorce-and-yo_291223.jpg) > [Now things on TV are every bit as good or better than what you find in movie theatres.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ruck/now-things-on-tv-are-every-bit-as-good-or-better-than-what-you-find/) [Alan Ruck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ruck/) [Movie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c6/alan-ruck-71428_movie_now-things-on-tv-are-every-bit-as-good-o_1287440.jpg) > [I actually think film and TV are sort of the same thing now. To me they're all motion pictures. There's a camera,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ruck/i-actually-think-film-and-tv-are-sort-of-the-same-thing-now-to-me/) [Alan Ruck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ruck/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c3/alan-ruck-71428_audience_i-actually-think-film-and-tv-are-sort-of_2850153.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ruck/#itemlist", "name": "Alan Ruck Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I'm doing a drama, I wish I was doing something funny. 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