139 Quotes by Christian Slater

I'm an actor; I have an ego that is sometimes disproportionate to the reality of the situation.

I'm certainly grateful that there were projects that I did that people responded to. It would be a nightmare if it were the other way around. But it's sometimes a little disheartening.

When you sign onto something, you want the character to be redeemable and likeable, hopefully, and understandable.

I had tutors, but education was just not a priority.

My father was an actor, and my mother was his agent, so I had it on both sides: the crazy actor and his representation.

When I'm in the kitchen, I don't want anybody else in the kitchen. I have a system - and the system, it's another form of insanity that has grabbed me.

Theater was definitely part of my roots. My father would take me to plays, and then my mother was always on the lookout for other talent and taking me to see plays. I saw Frank Langella in 'Dracula'... Great, great performances. I was a theater rat, hanging out backstage.

I'm not a great card player. Keeping my cards close has always been a challenge for me.

My mother became a casting director, and she cast me in a soap opera called 'One Life to Live.' I was, like, 8 years old, playing a kid who had hurt himself on a skateboard. I had, like, three lines. I did the lines, and everybody in the studio applauded - I was immediately hooked after that. I was like, 'This is the life for me.'