Ed Harris Quotes

I have a difficult time sitting down for long periods.

All I wanted to be was a player.

When you get discouraged or depressed, try changing your attitude from negative to positive and see how life can change for you.

And so, it's not a thing of how many carries, but were you effective when you did carry.

Mitt Romney subscribes to the cynical logic that says the American dream belongs to some of us but not all of us.

Patience may be a virtue, but quitting is an art.

I'm a games and theory kind of guy. I love puzzles, so it was fun dissecting Shakespeare's prose.

I'm in a play on Broadway, I have an animated TV show coming up, I have a few movies that just came out.

What does he do, Clarice? What is the first and principal thing he does, what need does he serve by killing? He covets. How do we begin to covet? We begin by coveting what we see every day.

Every song that I start to write, I wonder if I'll be able to write it.

But the face on the pillow, rosy in the firelight, is certainly that of Clarice Starling, and she sleeps deeply, sweetly, in the silence of the lambs.

… It is not healing to see your childhood home, but it helps you measure whether you are broken, and how and why, assuming you want to know.

With the advent of DNA, we know that people have been convicted and sentenced to death who later proved not to be guilty of the crime.

Pigs eat grass if they are very hungry, but they can't use it as a regular source of food.

Education is the preparation of the individual for reciprocal union with society; the preparation of the individual so that he can help his fellow-men and in return receive and appreciate their help.

It appears that the English think the Japanese... are fond of opium, and they want to bring it here also.

If war should break out between England and Japan, the latter would suffer much more than the former.

There's always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you're criticizing a decision to go to war, then you're saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case

For The Truman Show, I worked for a few weeks, do my gig, then I was done.

Two things are desired in order that intercourse may be had: First, that a minister or agent be allowed to reside at the capital. Second, that commerce between different countries be freely allowed.

I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him

If Japan had been near to either England or France, war would have broken out long ago.

I had some really dear friends who died from AIDS-one in particular. His family wasn't around and he didn't have many friends. I spent a lot of time with him in his later days.

In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.

I like the tube more than the NY subway though, you've got cushioned seats.

I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.

From 2001 to 2012 at least 6,410 women were murdered by an intimate partner using a gun. That's more than the number of U.S. troops killed in action in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan combined.

Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family.

A lot of films come out before they're finished.

Hippy, you think everything is a conspiracy. Everything is!

The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war.

I think the most critical needs of the African-American communities aren't being addressed primarily because of decisions being made by Republican Congressional leaders.

I'm not trying to climb a ladder - I'm casting a bit of a net.

I pride myself in being able to straddle demographics and if that was said as Barney Stinson it would mean a little different thing.

Self-pity is like chocolate; as you get older, you can only afford a little bit.

I love Chicago, but I didn't think I had enough soul to be a Cubs fan.

I don't ever worry about whether I'm being true to my country roots. My country roots were adopted. I never worry about what I can do and what I should do. I just do what I want to do.

I believe that George Bush won the election through the vote of the people and the way our republic is set up. All we did was follow the law in the Department of State.

We're not going to pay attention to the silliness and the petty comments. And quite frankly, women have joined me in this effort, and so it's not about appearances. It's about effectiveness.

I love singing. The joy of singing live - I don't think I will ever stop that.

The best way to catch a horse is to build a fence around it.

Well, you know, whats so exciting, is that it was a really telling campaign as well. Whenever we start looking at the differences, they could never be more clear.

Donald Trump has changed the rule and so have the stations and the media coverage.

So when we start talking about the state and all those that are so important and engaged and supportive around Florida, we've gotten overwhelming support, and it's so exciting.

It PASSED! Marriage equality in NY!! Yes!! Progress!! Thank you everyone who worked so hard on this!! A historic night!

Mind alone remains stable, and watches the chaos of phenomena, and knows that there is a plastic unity of existence - a changeless harmony - behind the everchanging.

Like most North Americans, I'd been raised on the notion that milk is the first food, and everybody must like it because it's so good and so important for growing up and for being healthy.

Meditation is hard. You are constantly trying to focus on one thing, usually your breath, and your mind is going to go berserk.

Of course there must be the urge, the indefinable longing to get something through into terms of plastic presentation, but results are nearly always unpredictable.

Sometimes, indeed often, we work on a theme with an unformed idea, and, when it has passed through the process, its final result is something we could never have predicted when we commenced.