43 Quotes by Miguel Ferrer

I think if you’re a competent actor with a good imagination, and if it’s on the page, it makes your job a lot easier.

I’m not one of those people who writes a biography or tries to figure out what kind of ice cream the character liked when he was 10.

The enormously diverse culture where people can agree and disagree is just amazing, and to learn about the events that took place here over millennia has been fantastic. It’s a trip I’ll never forget.

I think ‘On The Air’ was a little too bizarre for TV.

I was a musician and did moderately well at that. I made an enjoyable living as a very young man, but I think as I became more comfortable and knowledgeable about myself and what I wanted, I moved into acting. I came to it rather late - later than most. I just really wanted to try my hand, and thankfully, it worked out for the most part.

I think I was never home when I was directing, because you're either prepping, shooting, or editing, and then acting at the same time. It's really time-consuming, but it was great fun.

'RoboCop' was maybe the best summer of my entire life.

I'm not really a guy who draws on things from my own past. I think if you're a competent actor with a good imagination, and if it's on the page, it makes your job a lot easier. If it's well written, it allows your imagination to run wild and draw inspiration from that.

If your attention is on superfluous aspects that are not part of the story, then you can't be concentrating on the human realities of the piece.