First Quote by Joe Don Baker

When I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like I could play, but I couldn't.

— Wynton Marsalis

Long time ago, I was going to be a New York cop, then got involved with this girl who was into acting, then got…

— Erik Estrada

There's not millions of dollars riding behind something - so I think a lot of people took chances on me and cast me in…

— Jessie Mueller

I was lucky enough to have a plethora of types of roles before and during the horror movie part of my career.

— Dee Wallace

I had started out my grown-up life in New York City, but I couldn't figure out how to be an actor there. And so…

— Michael Emerson

I used to audition for 'NYPD Blue' quite a bit, so I had this stock New York detective character that I would bring in…

— Mark Valley

New York City is the best character - it's constantly renewing itself, constantly regenerating itself, losing itself. It makes me want to film as…

— John Wilson

What's great about New York is that there are a lot of theater actors and actresses, who are trained actors, that they bring onto…

— Natalie Zea

New York is a character, all on its own, and whenever you film there, it becomes part of the show. That's just the nature…

— Hunter Parrish

I knew one person in the entire city of New York. Looking back, I should have been terrified, but I was just excited to…

— Rachel Boston

I played every kind of role In Canada except that of a villain.

— Lorne Greene

I played a wide variety of roles.

— Martin Landau