139 Quotes by Christian Slater

My mom put me in a Pampers commercial on TV

Well, obviously, as soon as I'd finished the script I read a lot of books on Winston Churchill, and started to gain weight and really prepare emotionally, mentally and physically for the role

The movies I've made at a certain time of my life were exactly right for the stage of my life, the frame of mind I was in at the time. Each character I've had to play has been me in that time in my life

I did regret not graduating high school, but I made a point of going back and getting my GED later. It was important for my kids.

The way I see it, if you're going to make an action movie, you've got to make one with John Woo

There was a time when I felt I should do everything that was offered to me, you know, ride the wave

Eighty-five per cent of the time, people want to talk about 'True Romance.' That's the film I've made that really seems to have stuck with people.

My dad was a theater actor, so I would follow him backstage. And my mom was a casting director. The moment I heard the applause and realized it would get me out of school, I was hooked.

My family was amazing; they exposed me to the world of show business, and, boy, it was the '70s and I got to spend a lot of time backstage at theaters and see the inner workings of how this entertainment industry is really put together.