Stephen Root Quotes

23 quotes in 328 categories

• In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you're not being completely truthful to the…
• It's easier to play a dim character, for me, because I have a natural bent for comedy. It's not intrinsic for me to be crafty,…
• When I worked with Robin Williams, now there is improv! He is just as funny as you think he is. We did at least five…
• The ratio of people to cake is too big.
• I would have to say News Radio is the highlight of my career. I love the character so much.
• It's fun to do voiceover work, although you still have to act. But it doesn't involve memorizing lines, and you don't have to dress up.
• I don't aspire to direct like many actors. I would aspire most likely to do some writing, but I haven't had a chance to do…
• I was a big comic book fan from 13 on.
• I'm from New York, so I'm a big Howard Stern fan.
• I'm lucky I get to work a lot.
• I'm thrilled to get hired every once in a while.
• I've been able to do a lot of interesting things.
• It's good for you to go somewhere that you wouldn't normally go.
• Movies are an editor's medium.
• My whole career, I've tried to bounce back and forth between everything, and not get typed out. I've done a pretty good job of not…
• The more you work, the more people see your work and would like to work with you, and vice versa.
• You have to remind casting directors out here that you don't just do one thing. There's a lot of people who do just one thing.
• I'm more interested in knowing my cues than my lines. If you know what your cues are, then you know what your reaction is going…
• In TV, when you're doing guest roles, you're gliding into a zone where people are already very comfortable. They go in and go to work…
• My goal as an actor was to work - to be a working actor, whether it was in theater, and, well, I didn't even consider…

Browse Stephen Root Quotes by Category