For The Truman Show, I worked for a few weeks, do my gig, then I was done. Ed Harris More Quotes by Ed Harris More Quotes From Ed Harris One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself. Ed Harris competition acting firsts I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do. Ed Harris people way thinking Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about Ed Harris rip happens jobs You have to be willing to expose yourself, at least to yourself, to get to some kind of truth about a character. Ed Harris willing kind character I havent even been drinking, but, at all, but, you know, being a man, Ive got to say that weve got this guy in the White House who thinks he is a man, you know, who projects himself as a man because he has a certain masculinity, and he's a good old boy, and he used to drink, and he knows how to shoot a gun and how to drive a pickup truck, etcetera like that. Thats not the definition of a man, God Dammit! Ed Harris gun drinking boys We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented. Ed Harris truth reality world Hippy, you think everything is a conspiracy. Everything is! Ed Harris cynical miserable thinking If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later. Ed Harris jobs moving thinking You can't betray yourself too often, or you become somebody else. Ed Harris betray betrayal betrayed I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing. Ed Harris intriguing matter people I made career decisions that came from the part of me who wanted to shun the limelight. Ed Harris careers decision made I can make a damn pork chop. My best dish is actually lasagna, which I do a couple times a year. My wife wishes I cooked a little bit more often, but I can put a frozen pizza in the oven and I make a good salad. Ed Harris wife couple years You can mostly forget ethnic or religious differences. The competition for a bigger share of the oil proceeds is behind much of the fighting Ed Harris oil fighting religious You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke Ed Harris guy fighting inspiring A lot of films come out before they're finished. Ed Harris finished film There's always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you're criticizing a decision to go to war, then you're saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case Ed Harris decision war people I had some really dear friends who died from AIDS-one in particular. His family wasn't around and he didn't have many friends. I spent a lot of time with him in his later days. Ed Harris dear-god aids dear-friend When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of Ed Harris direct proud done I have a tight family group that's really important to me. I don't want to work all the time. Ed Harris groups important want I'm an actor who loves to direct film, if I find something that I'm compelled to do and want to spend three or four years doing. I really love the process, though. I might have to just say, "Yeah, I want to direct that," because I want to direct something, but that's just not the way my being is. It's got to be a necessity for me, otherwise I'll just keep acting. Ed Harris three acting years
