Peter Riegert

I did a play in high school, then one in college. My first professional experience was off-off-Broadway. I'm conveniently blocking the title. I'm sure I was terrible.

It never occurs to me that acting with a superstar is something to worry about. I figure the bigger the better because more will be demanded of me.

You rely on a lot of things about learning to play a particular character.

To my family and friends, I'm very definitely a clown. But do you know what? Doing a drama would almost seem easy because I wouldn't need to find that gag in a line.

Whoever grows angry amid troubles applies a drug worse than the disease and is a physician unskilled about misfortunes.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.