American - Actor | May 4, 1947 -
When I was about 12, I came home from middle school and told my parents I wanted to be an actor. My father didn't say it to me, but he told my mom, 'No. I'm not going to allow that. He'll starve to death.' I grew up in a small town in Illinois where being an actor was not something people did.
Richard Jenkins
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You find movies when you need them. They may not always be the best films, but they speak to you.
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I like not knowing what's around the corner. It's always been that way, and maybe that's one of the reasons why I'm an actor.
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I'd like to play the whale in 'Moby Dick.' If I keep eating, I may end up getting there.
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Rehearsal for film is tough. Until the camera's there, everything changes.
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I love it when a director says, 'I don't know.'
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There's a lot of jobs that you can do that you can be miserable at. Making movies should not be one of them.
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I don't consider myself a comedian, but you work with some comedians, and sometimes these guys are incredible on their feet - it's just amazing - and that's not what I do. But it's always fun, and I don't really care as long as the character is interesting.
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There's a lot of great directors that I want to work with, but as soon as I mention them, I never get a chance to work with them.
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