David Morse Quotes (42 Quotes)


    As an actor, what we hope for is someone who is in the moment and completely alive, because that just makes you all the more alive.

    I've done scenes in films that I felt like the performance was better in certain takes, but they couldn't use them because it didn't match what the person was doing when they came around and the camera was on them.

    Implicitly when they make that request there's an expectation that it will be paid back,


    With Sean Penn, he wants to be surprised. He doesn't necessarily want what he's written, although we'll do what he's written. He likes the danger of acting.


    I've always tried to not let movie, television or theatre be all that my life is about. I've always tried to get involved in the community or my family now I have kids.

    I don't care about the money. I just need, as an actor, to do as many different things that I can to make me feel good about myself.

    I was stuck as a Boomer type in a lot of people's minds.

    I have a DVD player and I have DVDs, and I have no time to watch any of them.

    I did a series for six years and I may wind up doing one again someday. But at that time, it was hard to be kind of in the same mold year after year.

    I'm very involved in the family's daily life. I drive the kids to school. I do father-son overnights. I do all the cooking when I'm home.

    In independent film you tend to have stories that involve more of a community, and the smaller characters are important to the story.

    We are not promoting any agenda on how to fix the problem, but we want people to contact their representatives and impress upon them the need to address the problem.

    I don't like talking about myself. I'm not really interested in myself. One of the good things about being a supporting actor is that you get to talk about other people.

    By the time I could have played football, I was already into acting and that's what I wanted to do.


    Young urbanites spend a lot of money--a lot more than they have. This generation is very, very materialistic compared to prior generations. It's not about spirituality and self-realization like the '60s. It's much more about having stuff as an expression of who you are as a person.

    I got nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. People who make those kinds of films need anything they can get to get attention, money.

    The real future of the Hispanic targeted media and advertising is in English.

    For a full examination of the truth, you ought to be able to take in the context of a person's past behavior to explain current behavior, ... Among the most egregious crimes are sex offenses against children.

    I don't even know what TV star means. I know there's a difference in how people approach you, compared to movies. They feel OK coming up to you and sitting with you in a restaurant, unfortunately.

    There's something wrong there, because if he was supposed to put 1,000 miles on it, I don't know when the hell he had the time to do it,

    There's a different kind of satisfaction in helping a director achieve, you know, something like The Green Mile, which I thought was pretty terrific.


    I've had roles as a computer and as a criminally insane man. These kinds of roles set you free because they're not close to you.

    Home wasn't a pleasant place to live, growing up.

    The problem of Americans lacking health insurance is worsening. Two years ago, there were 43 million uninsured. Now there are 46 million.

    As we continue to explore the universe, we are proud that NASA's pioneering efforts keep fueling American creativity, innovation and technology development. This new product is yet another example of the additional dividends Americans reap from their investment in space exploration.

    No matter how many people tell you, Save your money, when you've got a series, you never do. Somehow it doesn't seem important. Maybe it's because you've been without money for so long as an actor.

    I'm not sure I always feel like I'm in the seat. Sometimes I'm only holding on by one hand and flying out behind the roller coaster. I don't know anybody who doesn't feel that way.


    Juries will put the evidence in the context that is deserved, ... As a rule, I have confidence in the intelligence and wisdom of the jury.

    Idaho is not substantially different than the rest of the nation. What I think this data shows is that across the board, across the country, people without health insurance, are sicker and less likely to get the care they need. And when they do get care, their condition is much worse.

    There was an actual script, but when you would get in the room and start shooting, there was no rehearsal in the room or wherever you were.

    You get to the middle of a take that's going really well and the camera will run out of film. They have to stop you, apologize and then you've got to get things going all over again.


    I've grown up doing repertory theatre where I've gotten to do all kinds of roles, and then there I was cast on St. Elsewhere for six years.


    Philadelphia is my home. I felt homeless for quite a while. In LA, so much revolves around show business, I never felt it was a very balanced life.

    It's great to be able to have your feet in both worlds. I wouldn't want to be just stuck in one or the other.

    I try to do things I haven't been able to before.

    In my first film, I was a basketball player. Like every good actor, I lied when they asked me if I could play.


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