53 Quotes by Sam Waterston

I literally was saved by a role, from becoming a cab driver. I never did have to wait tables, though, so looking back I guess I had it pretty soft.

I came to New York in 1962 and it began to look like I might he able to make a living in 1972.

The virtue of the country is that it makes you thirsty for the city.

Good directors say, Here's where the play is. They stand by the heart of the matter. Some of them stand beside it.

I got a note from my father, who said that Success is wonderful, if you don't inhale. That was his own aphorism, and I think it's the very best thing he could have said to me or anyone else on the subject.

I enjoy listening to opera at home, occasionally, but I would much rather see it than just listen to it.

I don't like driving much.

I think the bait for doing something really is always the part.

I'm sort of obsessed with the news. That is a syndrome. But I don't watch a whole lot of TV.