Quotes by Stanley Tucci

About Stanley Tucci:

Stanley Tucci is an American actor, writer, film producer and film director. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Lovely Bones (2009), and won an Emmy Award for his performance in Winchell. He also was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children, for "The One and Only Shrek"!
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

I was always attracted to the past as a kid.

Stanley Tucci

Like Joseph Mitchell, I would scour the streets of New York and find little pieces of what other people think of as junk - and collect it.

Stanley Tucci

People wear shorts to the Broadway theater. There should be a law against that.

Stanley Tucci

I don't like to move the camera that much anyway.

Stanley Tucci

I mean, Scorsese's a genius, and that's one way of shooting.

Stanley Tucci

Big Night and The Impostors are both things that I wrote.

Stanley Tucci

Even The Impostors, as silly as it is, is a very intimate film, in a way.

Stanley Tucci

I wanted to be an actor when I was a kid.

Stanley Tucci

I was dissatisfied just being an actor.

Stanley Tucci

I'm a control freak. Totally.

Stanley Tucci

I like to use all of myself, and acting wasn't doing that.

Stanley Tucci

I would rather just do the things I want to do.

Stanley Tucci

I'm not saying they won't be bigger projects someday.

Stanley Tucci

I've always considered myself an actor first and foremost.

Stanley Tucci

The majority of directors I've worked with didn't know how to talk to actors.

Stanley Tucci

You gotta make the movie you want to make.

Stanley Tucci

The thing is, I'm a very practical filmmaker.

Stanley Tucci

I have consciously not taken the role of a gangster, which has been offered to me far too many times.

Stanley Tucci

As a director you have to be careful you don't over-design the film. You have to be careful that the period aspect does not take over.

Stanley Tucci

As a director, I also get to sit and watch actors and learn from them in a way that I don't get to do when I'm just acting.

Stanley Tucci

Author Bio

  • NameStanley Tucci
  • DescriptionAmerican actor, writer, film producer and film director
  • BornNovember 11, 1960
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Actor; Film Producer
  • AwardsGolden Globe Award For Best Actor – Miniseries Or Television Film; Golden Globe Award For Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries Or Television Film; Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie; Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series