William Petersen Quotes

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• Now I'm seen by more people in one episode than I was in 20 years of theatre and movies. It's gratifying to have an impact…
• A smart person is not one that knows the answers, but one who knows where to find them...
• Grissom is a character who doesn't really want people poking around in his life. He likes to poke around in his work.
• Corporate Hollywood thinks I'm a geek to go back and do theater. They don't understand why I don't want to be a movie star, why…
• Grissom is pretty asexual. He's not that interested in anything other than work - except for Lady Heather. She's the closest to getting his heart…
• I didn't want to play a lawyer. I didn't want to play a doctor. I didn't want to play a single dad. I wanted to…
• I had panic attacks during rehearsal. There were times when I really thought I wasn't going to be able to do it.
• I think you can find yourself on one of these shows for a long period of time and think that all you'll ever be able…
• I was horrible at science and math. I couldn't pass a test to save my life! I'm surprised that it didn't take me until I…
• I won't miss Grissom. It was a complete life for me that's reached its end, and it's reached it in the right way, I think.…
• There’s no greater search than that of lost love.
• Theater in Chicago will always be my first love. It started careers for me and about 50 of my friends. We all love coming back.…
• Grissom comes from a place where we know he had a deaf mother, he was raised in a silent household, on some level, had a…
• Writing is a vessel...with readers the ocean and authors as its sails...
• I've never been in this business for the recognition or the awards. I just want to do good work, grab a decent paycheck, and move…
• Basically, we are a whole world of people desperately trying to figure out what is the dark side of our natures and how much can…
• If I stayed a football player, my career would have been over 20 years ago. As it is, my knees are shot. I found I…
• One of the things I love about theater, one of the reasons I'll never give it up, is that it's fifty percent the audience's responsibility.
• I want to live and work in Chicago for the rest of my life. You know when you were growing up and you wanted to…
• I've been telling anybody who would listen that I wanted to do a series for the last 10 years. But I wouldn't do it if…

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