Ron Silver Quotes

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

I do believe all actors are smart.

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

I started getting jobs, and I thought it was going to be real easy.

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

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

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

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

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

I kind of dwindled into acting.

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

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

I just don't get invited to the same dinner parties I used to like to go to.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I'm a 9/11 Republican.

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

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

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