Top 26 Quotes by Peter Riegert

I've learned there is a void in adult stories across the land. Hollywood, whatever that is anymore, is losing their ability to tell those stories because they're not even thinking of that audience.

Sometimes you make a connection with a writer or a piece of material, and there's not much to ask.

As a matter of fact, part of being Jewish is the whole question of what it is to be a Jew.

I apply the three gag rule, which is if I can read a script without gagging more than three times, then maybe I can say yes to this job.

Ease is something that I think many admire in other people, in sports or whatever it may be.

Obviously, any time you're closer in terms of what your knowledge is to a character, you can add something. But an actor's job is not to play only people he can identify with.

You realize Shakespeare wasn't stuck for an idea when he said, 'All the world's a stage.'

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.

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

When you get older, unless you're a huge star, the parts become less and the competition becomes greater. Because the guys left standing are the best.