Sam Rockwell Quotes

An editor is like a painter. There is a magic in that.

I’ve done so many independents for so many years. Leads that nobody’s seen.

I’m not going to just do a dumb zombie movie, although I love zombie movies.

I remember being very influenced by ‘Taxi Driver’, and also Tommy Lee Jones in ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ a little bit.

I was certainly naïve about the judicial system in America. There’s a lot of people who are in prison who are innocent. The system is very flawed.

I have a constant sort of melancholy approach to acting that fuels me. I want to do everything.

I sometimes can’t do movies just for the money. I really can’t. I mean, I’ve tried. Believe me, I’d love to just take the money and run.

My parents were both actors my dad sort of quite early on. My mother acted for a while, and now she’s a painter.

I think any good actor is an anarchist. They have to be.

You want to make a little money, and sometimes you want to play some really great parts. Sometimes they don’t always coincide, or co-exist. Sometimes you’ve got to do good parts for no money and… You know, I sometimes can’t do movies just for the money. I really can’t. I mean, I’ve tried. Believe me, I’d love to just take the money and run. That might just be part of the equation, but there has to be something there. You have to be somewhat creatively satisfied.

I have memories of films that nobody ever saw, that I was very proud of, and those are still great memories.

You hit 41 and you don’t burn calories like you used to.