Eric Roberts Quotes (45 Quotes)

As I've gotten older I look like a man, finally.

When the dog goes back to the family, one of two things will happen. If the training continues, the dog thinks, 'Oh, this happens here too.' If the training comes to an end, the dog forgets it, thinking it's all over. You have to reinforce everything, and the DVD does help you to understand what has gone on at the course.

Altogether about 200 people have been employed, not counting others who had been involved in the construction and development work. We have 60 shops at the moment and there will be around 100 by the time we finish.

I'm hoping to get out of playing evil incarnate people, and hopefully play more people like myself. I hope people see me as likeable.

Everyone has their secret spots, but they're generally over deeper water.

I'm really good with fighting with my feet.

My wife and I have so much fun when we travel and find anything... like stray cats and squirrels.

Another play I want to do is Burn This, again on stage. I'd actually love to do Burn This on-stage again - one of my hopes to make it as a movie too.

And I'm as attached to my wife as anybody can be to another human being.

I'm a real bore.

I'm in three videos that have six nominations, ... But I was just a tool. The videos that got the nominations are the bands and the directors, and they deserve them. ... These are formidable people who are great at what they do, and they just told me where to stand and what to do, and told me to be sexy and stuff like that.

Well, I quit smoking three weeks ago and I had a hard day today not smoking.

There are fewer quality private companies that haven't gone public yet. As we get into fourth quarter, the number of well-developed private companies will be few and far between.

I think maybe Mr. Sinise and Mr. Bacon have slightly bigger egos than I do.

Yeah, some of my college friends and I have been tinkering around for years, you know, just for fun.

It's mostly to emphasize that we're all on the same side, ... The university's faculty-elected representatives in the senate have a voice and have a responsibility to help guide the directions of the university. Everyone should know that the decisions that are made are not made in some smoke-filled room.

'Brightside' was just kind of all improvised and fun, ... They were like kids in a candy store for the first time. They were happy to be there, and they were so pleasant.

Top-notch kid, top-notch citizen. He works hard, and when you work that hard it builds confidence.

There is a simple, three-step way of doing things. Give the dog a simple command - just one word, no rambling on - and explain what you have done and get the result. For example, tell the dog to sit, push its rear down and then give him lots of praise when he does it. He'll get it in the end.

I ride my horses three to four times a week.

But I had a white cat named Mercedes, who lived to be 16, who I got on the way home from the hospital after my automobile accident.

But if you love animals for all the right reasons- and that's just love and affection- then you're going to go after animals who need you.

Barbara talks about how the kids are having fun we're all having fun, but deep down inside she and I are both going, 'Boy, there but for the grace of God could go any of us.'

But I can't remember who is in my CD player now.

Canyon Ferry, Hauser and Holter are the most heavily fished reservoirs in the state, if you combine both summer and winter.

And then I bought my own horse, which I had until it died.

The idea that this body of senators could spend half an hour talking about a program renewal might not be the best use of time, ... We'll try to handle more things administratively. One of the things that is important is to try and let the community of senators set the debate.

I have a movie coming out called Spun, which will be at the Toronto Film Fest.

Rescuing animals is the only way to go.

It is worrying that companies are applying for licences that cannot possibly be granted. It will potentially waste time and money by people attending hearings when the applicants have no chance of succeeding.

Star 80 changed my life and my career.

So when you're watching the Video Music Awards on August 28, don't be surprised if a few of the winners give a shout-out to the blue-eyed, weather-worn actor buried deep somewhere in the audience. And don't be surprised either if a knowing smile forms in the corners of your parents' mouths as they catch a glimpse of the screen. It's always nice to have your name mentioned at awards ceremonies, ... I would love that, but I don't expect that. I was just a hired hand who had a good time.

The point of my explanation is I'm very subjective when it comes to describing my characters: they are all a little bit a part of me from the outside in or the inside out - but to put your mind at ease, I built Paul Snider from the outside in.

Roberts says he would recommend video acting to any celebrity, as long as they understand it's not really acting at all The only similarity is they both have storyboards and they're both on film, ... Other than that, it has no semblance to acting, in that what you're doing is you're reacting to what's around you, and the music. You can't do that as an actor you really have to focus on why you're in a scene, and you can't do that in a video because it's all such quick cuts, it's all just images.

Years later I made a movie with Wayne Newton, who has Arabians.

I did have a dog for a few years when I was little, but then just really had cats until I was about 21.

Sometimes movie-making happens like clockwork; other times, like a car accident.

We loved being in Russia and would love to go back again, especially to visit my namesake.

But the thing about bad guys is that they have the biggest bosomed blond, they have great clothes and cars, and get great death scenes.

So much of new knowledge and new applications and ideas come when people from different disciplines combine their expertise or their ways of thinking and looking at problems to discover new solutions, ... If we could begin to do that kind of thing and foster the collective growth in many different fields that we are involved in, I think it would be a lot more fun, as well as a lot more productive.

The earth is a great big orphanage for most animals.

My first four roles were all nice guys, Raggedy Man being one of them.

Sylvester Stallone is very funny and he's a great guy to hang out with.

I have a lot of experience running meetings, ... I think I've learned how to make them efficient rather than heavy-handed.

We consider all our animals to be our kids.