Words matter. These are the best Ed Harris Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’m not an activist per se, but I have strong feelings about things. People can jump on celebrities for being ill-informed or naive, but I’ve got a right to say what I believe.
I made career decisions that came from the part of me who wanted to shun the limelight.
I feel fine about getting older because I’m in good shape. I’m 64 and I feel good.
I have a tight family group that’s really important to me. I don’t want to work all the time.
One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself.
It’s hard to see a film that’s been made from a book that you really loved because it’s such a different experience.
I have some property. We have a few acres, so I like working on it, whether it’s cutting stuff down, cleaning stuff up, building steps, or working with concrete, you know, brickwork.
If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn’t be able to do my job here. I’ll do what I think is right and explain it later.
You can’t betray yourself too often, or you become somebody else.
You can mostly forget ethnic or religious differences. The competition for a bigger share of the oil proceeds is behind much of the fighting.
I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don’t necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do.
If I’ve been an architect of my own career in any fashion, one thing that I’ve attempted to do is not get typecast, in order to be able to play all different kind of characters. I think I’ve done a pretty good job of that over the years.
If I’m daring at all, I guess it would be emotionally. I try to keep things interesting for myself and to do things that challenge me.
I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We’re all fascinated by family dynamics, but I’d much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else’s problems!
I was concerned about filling my life up with something important to me. To me, it was just necessary.
I bought the rights to this book, ‘The Ploughmen,’ by a Montana writer named Kim Zupan, and I’ve written the screenplay, and I really feel pretty strong about it. It’s really hauntingly beautiful. It’s got some suspense and great drama, but it’s a real character thing.
Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about.
When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I’m very proud of.
I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.
I listen to National Public Radio, which, to me at least, presents the most rounded view of things.
In the past 10 years, I’ve looked at life as this Pollock stuff. And now I’m almost in the post Pollock phase.
You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he’s inspiring for fighting through his stroke.
I feel like my place in this industry is still progressing.
I enjoy acting, and I appreciate people who have passion about what they’re doing and have a vision about the film they’re trying to make.
I actually have a decent singing voice, and I’ve never been able to sing onscreen. I’d love to do a musical.
