Christopher Meloni Quotes (61 Quotes)

If you take life at face value, it loses its luster pretty quickly. If you go after it, you get more out of it.

I took acting classes in college, and once I graduated, I decided to give acting a shot when I couldn't really think of anything else to do. It took me a couple of years to get an agent, and my first big break was The Fanelli Boys, which was a sitcom on NBC. Then I did a few television movies.

When I portray Stabler, I have to shave every day and cut my hair every week! And then, I really like to change my looks for films like 'Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle' where I have the pleasure of playing the ugliest man in the world.

I like intellectual journeys.

But when you're a working actor - and that's what you keep saying in your head, how blessed you are to have a job - and you are working with heavyweights, working with the best guys in TV, it's pretty cool. Exhausting, but cool.

I'd have to say Bali's my favorite place that I've visited.

You can watch any episode you want and have a compelling story being told.

In my own defense, I wrote a one-man show, and that to me was more where I fit.

But I came from a conservative Republican background.

My first thought when I came here was that I understood why there are so many great Irish writers - because there is something mystical in the air. There's always this cloudy, moody sky and it's challenging.

I'm always learning from experiences because each one is different and there are different players involved in the project at the time with their own way of doing things.