Quotes by Ron Silver

About Ron Silver:

Ronald Arthur "Ron" Silver was an American actor, director, producer, and radio host. He was also an independently minded political activist who switched political affiliations to support George W. Bush in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
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I had no desire from an early age to be on the stage.

Ron Silver

Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character.

Ron Silver

But why should I run for office and lose what little influence I have?

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For about the first ten years of my career, I wasn't terribly motivated.

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I do believe all actors are smart.

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I just don't get invited to the same dinner parties I used to like to go to.

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I kind of dwindled into acting.

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I kind of have a dilettantish spirit about me.

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I started getting jobs, and I thought it was going to be real easy.

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I still think I'm going to do something else when I grow up.

Ron Silver

If I don't see my kids for six days, I start to get withdrawal pains.

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In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered part of the elite.

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Involvement in public affairs is a legitimate use of celebrity.

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Nothing gets a bigger laugh than when you refer to things like ethics or human rights.

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Two, I actually learned a lot of things that served me very well when it came to repeating performances on stage, because it is a craft and you do need a technique for it.

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You have to think an awful lot about your motivations or people's behavioral intentions or what their body language can indicate or what's really going on or what makes people sometimes do, sometimes, the irrational things they do.

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I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune of the people.

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It made me think about a whole area of human activity that was not really a concern to me before that, because I was involved in reading Chinese history, or languages, or whatever.

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I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change.

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I've seen people with a tremendous amount of educational background in the field not turn out to be terribly good actors, and I've seen people with no education in the field turn out to be people that I admire quite a bit.

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Author Bio

  • NameRon Silver
  • DescriptionActor, activist
  • BornJuly 2, 1946
  • DiedMarch 15, 2009
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Blogger