Richard Jenkins

I always loved movies. I wanted to be in them! I always saw them and said, 'How do you do that?' It…

— Richard Jenkins

The end comes, no matter what. The only thing that matters is, how do you want to go out, on your feet…

— Richard Jenkins

'My character wouldn't do that.' That was always my favorite thing people say: 'My character wouldn't do that.' I said, 'Well, it…

— Richard Jenkins

Any time you die in a film, it's not real, so it's all kind of fun.

— Richard Jenkins

A Western would be good. I'd love to do a Western.

— Richard Jenkins

When there is tension, arguments and money problems, it's tough to do your work. Some people thrive on that. I don't.

— Richard Jenkins

Nobody feels like an adult. It's the world's dirty secret.

— Richard Jenkins

When I go to the movies, I want to see a human being dealing with their lives. That's all I ask.

— Richard Jenkins

Losing a parent makes you realize how temporary everything is - you're looking through someone's whole life in a drawer, and they're…

— Richard Jenkins

I worked with Mike Nichols. First time I worked with Mike Nichols, I just really loved this man.

— Richard Jenkins

I was an only child, and I spent a lot of time alone. My dad was an only child, too, so we…

— Richard Jenkins

I don't watch the dailies. You want to just turn in your resignation when you watch the dailies.

— Richard Jenkins

You never know if it's any good until people respond to it. You know how it feels when you do it, but…

— Richard Jenkins

It's like, in movies where you talk to the audience 90 percent of the time, it's - you kind of want to…

— Richard Jenkins

But I loved making Eat Pray Love, and I loved working with Julia Roberts.

— Richard Jenkins

If I'm playing a bad guy, and I'm playing him evilly - I'm making him evil; I'm being evil because I want…

— Richard Jenkins

I don't consider myself a comedian, but you work with some comedians, and sometimes these guys are incredible on their feet -…

— Richard Jenkins

Rehearsal for film is tough. Until the camera's there, everything changes.

— Richard Jenkins

In college, I was teetering on the edge: Do I want to be an actor? Do I not want to be an…

— Richard Jenkins

When I was a kid, I loved horror films. I used to stay up on Saturday night to watch.

— Richard Jenkins

I can't think of a lot of bad directors I've worked with, really.

— Richard Jenkins

I like relaxed sets. I like to feel that I can make a mistake without feeling like I'm costing somebody money. I…

— Richard Jenkins

We all have movies for times in our lives when we really need something.

— Richard Jenkins

There's nothing like walking onto a Hollywood sound stage.

— Richard Jenkins

I'd like to play the whale in 'Moby Dick.' If I keep eating, I may end up getting there.

— Richard Jenkins