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It's fun to improvise, but I ...

It's fun to improvise, but I still think it's better to have a great script, you know, like a Charlie Kaufman script.

Sam Rockwell 23 quotes

I sometimes can't do movies j...

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.

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It's hard to not get typed in...

It's hard to not get typed in Hollywood. They really want to type you. I'm trying to avoid that, because I want to do a lot of things. I know what I'm capable of. I forgive them because they don't know. They haven't seen me play Hamlet. They're not going to cast me as an English aristocrat. I'm going to have to prove that on my own. That's okay. That's what you have to fight for if you want to be an artist.

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In theatre you can't ad lib, ...

In theatre you can't ad lib, so you want to pick really good material, like David Mamet or Shakespeare or whatever. You want to be really careful about what you do. But in the movies, you do have more wiggle-room. You do have more opportunities to improvise. It's fun to improvise, but I still think it's better to have a great script.

Sam Rockwell 23 quotes

I'm not going to just do a du...

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

Sam Rockwell 23 quotes

I had those kind of parents w...

I had those kind of parents where I watched all of these very sophisticated movies: 'Five Easy Pieces', 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.'

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I try to steal from the best....

I try to steal from the best. Suck it all in. 'Taxi Driver' is really a bible for film actors, a master class. A lot of emotional power, a lot of emotional depth but it's contained and you just see the tip of the iceberg.

Sam Rockwell 23 quotes

One thing that bugs me in com...

One thing that bugs me in comedy is when somebody does a fake cry, you know, like they fake cry in a comedy. But in a drama they'll really cry. That bugs me.

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Well, you know, it's fun to s...

Well, you know, it's fun to sign autographs still for me. I don't sign that many.

Sam Rockwell 23 quotes

Some actors don't want to, bu...

Some actors don't want to, but I prefer to. I like to collaborate. Sometimes you have to keep it to yourself, and people want to do their own thing.

Sam Rockwell 23 quotes

I was certainly na?ve about t...

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

Sam Rockwell 23 quotes

I'm originally from San Franc...

I'm originally from San Francisco. I might move there some day. But, I like L.A., I have fun in L.A. It's a fun town if you've got money in your pocket. It's a good town.

Sam Rockwell 23 quotes

I remember being very influen...

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

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I had a great time with John ...

I had a great time with John Duigan; he's pretty amazing.

Sam Rockwell 23 quotes

I think of myself as a journe...

I think of myself as a journeyman actor. I've got some talent and I work hard, but people like Brando or Pacino - those people are touched by God.

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Clark Gregg and I are around ...

Clark Gregg and I are around the same age. He has been an actor and is a writer. But with a first-time director, there is a way to talk about things they might not know. Because Clark was an actor, though, he knew more about the process than most first-time directors.

Sam Rockwell 23 quotes

Good acting is good acting, h...

Good acting is good acting, however you learn it. Some people who haven't studied are amazing. Some people like Leonardo DiCaprio are naturally gifted - he's learned technique by working with people early on.

Sam Rockwell 23 quotes

I used to break dance. I can ...

I used to break dance. I can do some good James Brown footwork. But now I think I've danced too much. My girlfriend made fun of me: 'Enough with the dancing.'

Sam Rockwell 23 quotes

After 40, you want to reverse...

After 40, you want to reverse the ageing process. That's complicated for me because I spent so many years wanting to be older.

Sam Rockwell 23 quotes

I think a lot of theater acto...

I think a lot of theater actors that were great, like Walken or Glenn Close, later became film actors.

Sam Rockwell 23 quotes

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