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 think it's good to meet smart people and talk.

Ron Silver

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

Ron Silver

Then I realized that to be really good at this requires a lot of energy and concentration and skill.

Ron Silver

Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their careers.

Ron Silver

It's not like I'm the most famous person in the world.

Ron Silver

But some actors I have met possess an intelligence that I can only dream of. It's about character, it's about behavior. They understand things about people that I simply don't see.

Ron Silver

The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before.

Ron Silver

I can't talk about foreign policy like anyone who's spent their life reading and learning foreign policy. But as a citizen in a democracy, it's very important that I participate in that.

Ron Silver

Too often in the past, U.S. leaders have forced Israel to pay the price for American strategic interests in the Middle East - through concessions in the peace process as well as passivity in the face of Iraqi attacks.

Ron Silver

Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a smart person.

Ron Silver

I don't even like to use the word relationship. I don't know what it means.

Ron Silver

I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It also provided a context in which I came to respect what the actor did, because I saw how difficult it actually was to do.

Ron Silver

If you don't think you want to go on a train and read the paper every day and work from nine to six at night, there was something about the uncertainty when I was younger which was very attractive.

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Author Bio

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