Sometimes, you know, the president is a father-like figure in American society, to most Americans, even today, no matter how cynical we've become. And people don't want to think that daddy's a bum all the time. They don't want to think that Daddy's a liar, a cheat and a fraud. (Alec Baldwin)
My two best pieces would have to be Ghosts of Mississippi and my new film Bookworm. Bookworm was special for me to do because I really idolize the writings of Mamet. Also, I got to work with Tony Hopkins, and I really love Tony. (Alec Baldwin)
If you are passionate and truthful, you find success. There are a more people who have lasted forever as actors earlier because films used to be character driven and now they are mostly plot driven. Much of the most delicate work being done today is on television. It often has the best acting because of their ability to be truthful. (Alec Baldwin)
There are people who would rather choke than go see my movies. They write me letters all the time. (Alec Baldwin)
You have actors who begin at a certain young age and there's very little change in their technique and the depth of their performances; they're the same 30 years later. (Alec Baldwin)
Great acting can be almost a psychotic mix of self-consciousness and unself-consciousness. And that's the terrible conflict. You have to be free to jump off into that volcano and you have to be pathologically self-conscious. (Alec Baldwin)
I don't want to go all over the map here, but where is the protest against this war when almost on a daily basis, someone is dying over there (Alec Baldwin)
Well, actors get very frustrated with giving control to other people. They have their own ideas and wants for their characters. Warren Beatty once told me that he thought actors ended up directing out of frustration. If you have a strong sense of how to communicate a film, you should direct. The problem is that it is a huge commitment. I'd rather direct a play than a film due to the time. A movie can tie you up for a year or more. (Alec Baldwin)
Actors are treated like suppositories that are inserted into cavities of the movie-going public. (Alec Baldwin)
Let's face facts, this is visual medium, there's a very high premium put on people who are good-looking. But the minute you rely on that you get yourself in trouble. You certainly don't make a career out of that anymore as an actor. (Alec Baldwin)
Doing these parts is not fun. It's challenging, but no fun. It's creepy. I would rather play the guy that throws the touchdown pass and gets carried off the field. (Alec Baldwin)
Cheney is a terrorist. He terrorizes our enemies abroad and innocent citizens here at home indiscriminately. (Alec Baldwin)
Bush wasn't elected, he was selected - selected by five judges up in Washington who voted along party lines. (Alec Baldwin)
Everything that Bush touches turns to manure in public policy. (Alec Baldwin)
I'm very patriotic. I'm an arch-patriot. When they play 'The Star Spangled Banner,' I get all choked up. I love my country. (Alec Baldwin)