Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston
Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterstonis an American actor, producer and director. Among other roles, he is noted for his portrayal of Sydney Schanberg in The Killing Fields, for which he received an Academy Award nomination, and his starring role as Jack McCoy on the long-running NBC television series Law & Order, which brought him Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has been nominated for multiple Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA and Emmy awards, having starred in over eighty...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth15 November 1940
CityCambridge, MA
CountryUnited States of America
Separation is painful, and there's such a thing as doing it too much - the limits are how much it hurts.
We're paid to care. That's what actors get their money for. But the main goal is not for the actors to be frustrated at the end of the show, but for the audience to be throwing their shoes at the television set. That's what we're trying for.
If you're not moving forward, you're falling back.
In order to continue to do interesting work, you need to be...proceeding.
I don't think there's anything to be desired in a bunch of people chasing you around, trying to get a piece of your clothing.
I think people have some control over what they want; there's a relationship - maybe not automatic - between what you want and get.
I'm too old to be governed by fear of dumb people.
The bad guys dont always get punished and the good guys are not necessarily pure.
I dont think playing a villain is my greatest talent.
If you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln.
I literally was saved by a role, from becoming a cab driver. I never did have to wait tables, though, so looking back I guess I had it pretty soft.
I came to New York in 1962 and it began to look like I might he able to make a living in 1972.
The virtue of the country is that it makes you thirsty for the city.
Good directors say, Here's where the play is. They stand by the heart of the matter. Some of them stand beside it.