Top 29 Quotes by Ed Harris

I made career decisions that came from the part of me who wanted to shun the limelight.

In the past 10 years, I've looked at life as this Pollock stuff. And now I'm almost in the post Pollock phase.

If I'm daring at all, I guess it would be emotionally. I try to keep things interesting for myself and to do things that challenge me.

I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do.

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.

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.

When Bush first got elected, the very first time there was talk of going to war with Iraq, the mainstream media gave his position total credibility. I didn't get it then, and I don't get it now.

I like to act with people that know what they're doing.

One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself.

If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later.