I believe that no one can teach you how to act, but schools do give you an environment to make mistakes, to learn techniques and to learn professionalism. Enrico Colantoni More Quotes by Enrico Colantoni More Quotes From Enrico Colantoni I really appreciate an actor who has paid their dues and who has learned hard knocks and has been rewarded in the end. Enrico Colantoni appreciate actors ends If actors could actually make a living doing theater, that would be my first choice. Sitcoms are the closest thing to being onstage in front of an audience. Enrico Colantoni actors choices would-be My whole experience into the sitcom world, it was, like, "This is like theater, this is like film... This is a hybrid of everything I love to do. A live audience and rehearsals and... more food!" Enrico Colantoni audience film world School is very important; it was very important for me. It gave me an enormous amount of confidence, especially at Yale where we were dealing with all the classics. In dealing with the classics, you are dealing with the very best. Enrico Colantoni important yale school We watch so many TV shows and movies about jaded or corrupt policemen, we forget people join the police force to do good, and they really care about that. Enrico Colantoni tv-shows police people I'd love to teach theatre arts. Enrico Colantoni teach theatre art I really admire actors who have time, because time is really the greatest luxury for an actor to live with a character, to develop a walk and a talk, or to listen to tape if you're playing a real character. But without time you're really just forced to make quick choices and move on and hope that the spaghetti sticks against the wall. Enrico Colantoni wall real moving Bringing humility to the material and to the world and to the talent that was present, that's the true formula for success. When people are allowed to bring their best and you have a director who's not afraid to go in a certain way because he doesn't have an answer all the time... It is such a beautiful lesson and a beautiful experience. Enrico Colantoni humility beautiful people The truth is, my father stopped bothering me after Stigmata, because I got to play a priest. That fulfilled his dream. The cop thing was a little overdone to him because my brother was already a police officer. Enrico Colantoni brother dream father I'd love to be on a show like 'ER.' Just watching it is like, 'Phew.' I loved watching 'Veronica Mars.' 'Buffy' was a big... I loved 'Buffy.' I would go out of my way to watch 'Buffy.' Enrico Colantoni loved watching love way It's like watching a car accident, that reality TV. Enrico Colantoni watching like car reality I really appreciate an actor who has paid their dues and who has learned hard knocks and has been rewarded in the end. I don't understand young actors who get off the turnip truck and land in Hollywood and get a great job. They do not realize how fortunate they are. Enrico Colantoni end job great understand If actors could actually make a living doing theater, that would be my first choice. Sitcoms are the closest thing to being onstage in front of an audience. If I had to choose, it would be theater and doing the occasional movie once in a while, and spending time doing nothing. Enrico Colantoni nothing doing spending-time time Everybody remembers 'Just Shoot Me,' and I'm very proud of that. It's still on TV, and people still catch it and laugh about it, and I personally have wonderful, wonderful memories working with those people. Enrico Colantoni laugh me memories people I know that any fan of 'Veronica Mars' is hardcore and loyal, so I give them the time; we spend time talking about it because it warrants that. Enrico Colantoni know mars time talking Style equals pretense. Enrico Colantoni equals pretense style You know what, I'm a big, big fan of 'Heroes,' but the day they told me that the end of the world was coming, and that day didn't come, I stopped watching. Enrico Colantoni day me you world I'm a hockey fan; I watch hockey, and I listen to the news. Enrico Colantoni watch listen hockey news I never get tired of talking about 'Galaxy Quest.' I am so proud of that movie. Our only fear was that we were having so much fun making the movie we got concerned it might not be as good as we thought it was going to be. Enrico Colantoni i-am good tired fear I'd make a lousy cop. I'd just wear it too close to my skin and wouldn't survive. I'll stick to acting. Enrico Colantoni survive wear skin acting
