Quotes by Peter Riegert

About Peter Riegert:

Peter Riegert is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, known for his roles as Donald "Boon" Schoenstein in Animal House (1978), "Mac" MacIntyre in Local Hero (1983), the fast talking gangster Aldo in Oscar (1991) and the tough Lt. Kellaway in The Mask (1994). He directed the 2000 short film By Courier and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film, shared with producer Ericka Frederick. On television, he had a recurring role as crooked New Jersey State Assemblyman Ronald Zellman in seasons three and four of the HBO series The Sopranos (2001-2002) and appeared as George Moore in the first season of the FX series Damages (2007)
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You realize Shakespeare wasn't stuck for an idea when he said, 'All the world's a stage.'

Peter Riegert

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

Peter Riegert

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

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.

Peter Riegert

In 1962, the smallest things were upsetting to authority. It wasn't the Civil Rights Movement. It wasn't the Anti-war Movement. It was something else, but it was a harbinger of what was to come.

Peter Riegert

A movie is a filmed rehearsal in a way. The audience doesn't know that because you're taking out the things that don't work. There's no comparison to the theater because it's live. But making a movie is just as challenging and exciting, I find. A mov...

Peter Riegert

Author Bio

  • NamePeter Riegert
  • DescriptionAmerican actor and director
  • BornApril 11, 1947
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Film Producer; Actor; Television Actor; Film Actor; Film Director