56 Quotes by Chris Cooper

I suspect that a lot of studio executives still think of me as 'what's-his-name'.

Well, all I can say is thank goodness I had 15 years of theater before ever I did film roles. You build technique that you can rely on

As a rule it usually takes three or four readings for me to be interested in a script, and if I'm interested I'll read it three or four times before I make a strong decision

I've been around horses, but I certainly wouldn't call myself a horseman by any means. It's a combination of being very aware of them, and not trusting them.

It's not the size of the hard drive that counts, it's how you download it.

You must survive with grace. You must do so gallantly. How archaic these terms seem to us in our modern world. There is little grace or gallantry in commerce or politics and not much in art.

I'm thrilled with my body of work.

You don't throw away a whole life just because it's banged up a little.

I think what's more interesting is the 6 percent increase in monthly passes.