Stephen Root Quotes & Sayings

“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.”

“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 or six takes of every scene, improvising every scene differently. He was a riot.”

“Researching real people and doing them, I think, is harder than anything else. You don't want to do a caricature of them and you don't want to do an impression. You just want to do the best you can, in terms of presenting their views and a general impression of the guy. That's the hardest thing to do, real people.”

“People are on their computers more than watching TV, because you can only watch voyeur TV, which is basically what reality shows are, for so long.”

“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 to be to them. Acting is about reacting, and if I can kind of purely react, that's easier for me.”

“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 that.”

“I was a big comic book fan from 13 on.”

“I would have to say News Radio is the highlight of my career. I love the character so much.”

“I'm from New York, so I'm a big Howard Stern fan.”

“I'm lucky I get to work a lot.”