American - Actor | October 22, 1938 -
I ventured into a world of sitcom, and I have no regrets. I loved it.
Christopher Lloyd
WorldLovedNo RegretsRegrets
I'm slow to pick things up. Everybody always seems to know more than I do.
SlowKnowMoreAlwaysUpThings
I wanted to do film. I was living in New York and working in theater, but I always wanted to do film.
New YorkNewLivingAlwaysFilm
I did so many interviews and auditions for films, and it was just zilch. Nothing I did impressed anybody! I could just feel it. It was always, 'Okay, thank you, Mr. Lloyd.' Then, out of the blue, 'Cuckoo's Nest' came to cast. A casting director who sent me up for different things over the years sent me up for that, and it just clicked.
BlueMeThank YouFeelYouNothing
Judge Doom is such an evil cartoon! It was just such fun to do. I liked the whole mystique of it: the long cape, the glasses, and all that stuff. You grow up with horror films as a kid, and it all seemed to be embodied in that one guy.
FunGlassesEvilGrowJudgeYou
One of the things I like and appreciate a lot is when somebody will come up to me and tell me how much Judge Doom terrified them as little children when he takes the shoe and puts it in the dip. They were literally scared out of their minds. I love that.
LoveChildrenMeAppreciateJudge
I grew up near New York, and there were a lot of summer stock theaters in the area. I started an apprenticing with some of the theaters. Not really acting in them - I did everything else: everything but act.
New YorkActingSummerNewUpAct
I love watching film. I love watching stories. I watch the people in them... Even, sometimes, films that nobody else can watch - 'How could you look at that? It's lousy' - I can look at it and be totally into it.
LovePeopleYouLookI CanNobody
When I started out, I didn't know if I was ever going to make a movie.
KnowOutStartedGoingMakeMovie
When I go to Comic-Cons and people line up for autographs, so many people have a story about how they are moved, how they get tearful about what 'Back To The Future' meant to them.
FuturePeopleStoryBackGoLine
I don't worry too much about typecasting. I just figure, one way or another, I'm going to find another role.
WorryFindToo MuchWayGoingRole
I feel that I have been very fortunate and had the opportunity to play some wonderful roles and movies and worked with some great talent.
OpportunityGreatTalentFeelPlay
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Christopher Lloyd quotes