Quotes by Bruce Greenwood

About Bruce Greenwood:

Stuart Bruce Greenwood is a Canadian actor and producer. He is generally known for his roles as U.S. presidents in Thirteen Days and National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Ben Stevenson in Mao's Last Dancer and for his role as Captain Christopher Pike in the 2009 Star Trek film and its sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness. He has appeared in several supporting roles, such as Hollywood Homicide, Double Jeopardy, Déjà Vu, I, Robot, Dinner for Schmucks, Capote, and as the motion capture alien dubbed "Cooper" in Super 8. He has also dabbled in voice acting, contributing to the Canadian animated series Class of the Titans as Chiron and the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Batman: Under the Red Hood and Young Justice.
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You kind of invite a little spooky, creepy vibe into your whole experience of making a movie.

Bruce Greenwood

If you don't pay attention and if your imagination isn't pretty much engaged, you're going to miss things and you're going to miss opportunities for it to be as compelling and as creepy as it can be.

Bruce Greenwood

It's just like any relationship, the more contained the environment, the more the good stuff appears and the more the bad stuff will reveal itself.

Bruce Greenwood

I think on some level, that's a fear that exists in everybody, that if we're tested, we won't make the courageous choice. We won't make the decision that would make us heroic. We make the decision that would reveal us to be all too human.

Bruce Greenwood

When they discover I have a green card there may be some problems.

Bruce Greenwood

I do a lot of serious stuff, but I'm not a very serious guy.

Bruce Greenwood

Did I get jiggy with Will? I would have to say no! Did I have fun with Will? I would have to say yeah! But you know, I did not jig with the man, if you know what I'm saying!

Bruce Greenwood

With a contained environment, there is the promise of friction. And that is where the drama comes from.

Bruce Greenwood

I'm just a husband waltzing in the background.

Bruce Greenwood

Animals... don't have a sense of time. You just have to do things over and over with animals until they happen to do it right because they don't really know what you want.

Bruce Greenwood

I was thinking about doing another film at the same time, which was the sequel to Basic Instinct and I just had a feeling that wasn't going to happen. You know, I just kind of read the writing on the wall.

Bruce Greenwood

Racing Stripes was so much fun to do. It's one of the funniest movies I've seen in a couple years.

Bruce Greenwood

Author Bio

  • NameBruce Greenwood
  • DescriptionActor, musician
  • BornAugust 12, 1956
  • CountryCanada
  • ProfessionTelevision Actor; Film Actor; Actor; Voice Actor