38 Quotes by Armand Assante

It's a blessing and a curse. But it's not always the best situation to be in. As a profession, I don't recommend acting at all.

Acting is a total physical, emotional sensation.

I do not want to act unless I have a a great intimacy with the people I'm working with.

I've got the best deal on Earth. Where else can I sin and know that I'm forgiven for it?

I've brought my daughters all over the world-they travel with me. I drag them out of school just to keep the relationship. When I'm home I'm a big-time daddy.

Like I said earlier, the movie is metaphorical for the world. Today we're seeing so many instances of monumental duplicity, ... I think that's the task, in a way, to show what an architect of duplicity this character is, in his simplicity, forthrightness and morality. It's a strange and wonderful study of how far a horrible lie can be taken in terms of a character.

Maybe you don't work for seven months a year, but you'll work again. It may be a piece of garbage, so you wear hip boots.

My dream as a youngster was to be like Olivier. To be a great stage actor. To be a great Shakespearean actor. To me that is the Olympics of acting.

I don't go to work unless I feel I really have a story that would be interesting to tell.