54 Quotes by Peter Sarsgaard

Even a good politician, someone who is very ambitious, chooses not to see trouble.

Depending on what stage I'm at in my career, I either work or don't work because I've been offered one thing.

I like to work as an actor. Not just for money, but because I really enjoy acting.

I think one of the things that might distinguish me is when I'm going to work as an actor I really try not to worry about my own personal hang-ups and just really concentrate on the work. Because I have such a respect for acting, which is something I feel like I'm constantly learning how to do, that all of my energy is always focused on the acting itself.

I don't spend a lot of time judging anyone I play. Even if their function in the script is to be the villain, I concentrate on what their perspective of the events is. Not even to justify them.

I see how people boss other actors around to try to get a scene favorable to them. I absolutely just never engage in doing that. If someone's going to do it to me, I just let them have it.

I mean I don't think it got me interested in acting. I think it might be what makes it so that I can have the idea of the variety of people in the world, different incomes. That helps. When you're going to play someone it's interesting and nice to see experiences that aren't like yours. But there's always the remarkable similarity of all people.

Im okay with being unimpressive. I sleep better.

I like working with a first time director. I'm more likely to work with a first time director than I am a second time director.