40 Quotes by Rocky Carroll

Actors on stage, you can go from playing a myriad of roles, from Shakespeare to a Eugene O'Neil drama, and it's the norm. I came up in a world where you're supposed to be able to do three things very well. Act, sing, dance, paint, do something. The emphasis was on versatility.

As an actor, you can think your way out of a lot of good things sometimes. I trust my instincts as an actor, and I trust the instincts of the creators, so it's a good combination.

As an actor, you can believe that you are the reason for a show's success, but these things are a brand name now. They're like Coca-Cola. It's like, with or without you, people are still gonna drink it.

There's an art to being a good actor, there's an art to being a celebrity, and there's an art to longevity.

I never wanted to become an actor to be famous. I just wanted to be a good actor. It served me pretty well.

New York is like America with the volume turned up to 10.

A free and democratic society is not the norm. When you look to the history books, world history was not based on great democratic societies but on imperialism, absolute rule, kings, queens, monarchs, dictators.

I have six siblings but grew up an only child. I was adopted by my aunt and uncle.

One of the first guys I ever played golf with was Samuel L. Jackson. We did a movie many years ago and would play whenever we could.