Ron Silver Quotes

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

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

Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity

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

You have to think an awful lot about your motivations or people's behavioral intentions or what their body language can indicate or what's really going on or what makes people sometimes do, sometimes, the irrational things they do.

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

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

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

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

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

I kind of dwindled into acting.

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

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

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

I do believe all actors are smart.

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

I'm a 9/11 Republican.

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

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

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

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

I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me

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