128 Quotes by Joe Morton

If someone wants to give me the lead in anyone of those films, and deal with those other complications, terrific, Im ready for them.

One, I had never worked with John Woo before and I wanted to see what that was like, and two, Ben Affleck is a friend, so it would be fun to work with him again.

When I started off many years ago, I made a determination that there were certain roles I didn't want to play.

With my background, I came out of the theater.

Unfortunately, most actors want to play off their own personal mystique and good looks and whatever, but that will only carry you but so far.

Basically, the actor's job is to pay attention to the script.

I came into the industry at a time when there weren’t a lot of choices to what you could do.

Basically, the actor’s job is to pay attention to the script.

The advice that I usually give to young actors is that if you can create a character for the stage and keep that character fresh for at least 6 months that means you’re doing the show eight times a week.