American - Actor | July 8, 1963 -
My first live performance was the lead in 'Peter Pan.'
Rocky Carroll
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I'm the only one in the family who stumbled into acting.
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I have six siblings but grew up an only child. I was adopted by my aunt and uncle.
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Any day, the tide could turn. You have one or two bad films, and now you've got to make a comeback.
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I've worked on shows where the actors don't talk to each other, and if they want to talk to each other, they talk through the director. What kind of existence is this? If I have to spend 14 hours a day with somebody, we're in a relationship. We'd better talk it out.
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It's so funny because, here in Hollywood, an actor who really is versatile and who has the ability to transform between comedy and drama roles is considered a rarity.
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You can play yourself and make a very good career out of it. Do the same type of role, the daring, good-looking, dashing kind of guy. I mean, there's a role for that guy in television, films, whatever. But people who are able to shape-shift and go from drama to comedy to whatever, there's an art to it. Especially in Hollywood.
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People forget that, as artists, you are constantly looking to evolve and grow.
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There are not that many people who can say they have been on a show long enough to leave it. Usually, you don't have a choice. The show gets canceled. There are very few people who live in the rare air of being able to leave a show while it is still in production.
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I think 'director' is a very broad term. I like to think of myself as the head collaborator, not the director, because I think, for a lot of people, 'director' connotes giving orders and telling people what to do.
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I'm surprised sometimes at the responsibilities you have as a director.
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As an actor, you get into makeup, you get into hair, you come out of your trailer, and you hit your mark. As a director, you're the first one there and the last one to leave.
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