Stephen Root Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I'm thrilled to get hired every once in a while.”

“I've been able to do a lot of interesting things.”

“It's good for you to go somewhere that you wouldn't normally go.”

“Movies are an editor's medium.”

“My whole career, I've tried to bounce back and forth between everything, and not get typed out. I've done a pretty good job of not getting typed.”

“The more you work, the more people see your work and would like to work with you, and vice versa.”

“You have to remind casting directors out here that you don't just do one thing. There's a lot of people who do just one thing.”

“In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you're not being completely truthful to the basis of the character, its not going to be funny.”

“In TV, when you're doing guest roles, you're gliding into a zone where people are already very comfortable. They go in and go to work every day. You're coming in, and it's a brand-new environment, so you have to get it... and then you're gone again.”

“It's easier to play a dim character, for me, because I have a natural bent for comedy. It's not intrinsic for me to be crafty, so I would have to go outside for a source of origin. I think of myself as pretty dim.”