Ron Silver Quotes

I don't even like to use the word relationship. I don't know what it means.

Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their careers.

But some actors I have met possess an intelligence that I can only dream of. It's about character, it's about behavior. They understand things about people that I simply don't see.

I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change

The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before

Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy and concentration and skill.

Nothing gets a bigger laugh than when you refer to things like ethics or human rights.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity

I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune of the people.

I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It also provided a context in which I came to respect what the actor did, because I saw how difficult it actually was to do.

I think it's good to meet smart people and talk.

I still think I'm going to do something else when I grow up

If you don't think you want to go on a train and read the paper every day and work from nine to six at night, there was something about the uncertainty when I was younger which was very attractive

I'm a 9/11 Republican.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

I had no desire from an early age to be on the stage.

I do believe all actors are smart.

But why should I run for office and lose what little influence I have?

It's not like I'm the most famous person in the world

For about the first ten years of my career, I wasn't terribly motivated.

Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character.

In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered part of the elite

If I don't see my kids for six days, I start to get withdrawal pains

Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a smart person.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me

The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before.