I don't think of myself as offbeat and weird. As a kid, I saw myself as the type of guy who would run into a burning building to save the baby. Christian Slater More Quotes by Christian Slater More Quotes From Christian Slater There was a time when I felt I should do everything that was offered to me, you know, ride the wave. Christian Slater wave should knows I took a lot of time off after Mobsters and although I did something I had never done before, which was to direct a play, The Laughter Epidemic, it felt like a vacation. Christian Slater vacation epidemics laughter Art does imitate life, it has to come from somewhere. To put boundaries and limitations on it doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Christian Slater boundaries doe art I was a shy, quiet kid. I was happiest playing by myself with my toys, rather than hanging around people. Christian Slater shy kids people In truth, making films doesn't feel like hard work because I always have such a good time doing it. Christian Slater good-christian good-times hard-work After I did Untamed Heart I wanted to do a film that was outrageous. I really wanted to do, you know, a performance. I don't want to allow my image to rule the choices that I make. Christian Slater untamed choices heart How do I feel about being a star now? Well I still try to live life and enjoy what I am doing. Christian Slater stars trying life I can promote until I am blue in the face, but ultimately nobody knows what makes a hit. Christian Slater nobody-knows faces blue I think games are starting to branch out. It's not just guys sitting at their computer stations. Games are so fun, that everybody gets into them a little bit. Christian Slater games fun thinking I have brought a PS2 on set with me before. But games can be really addicting, and that's dangerous. So I tend to keep it fairly limited on a certain level. Christian Slater certain levels games I had such a good time working with John Woo and John Travolta, and it was so professional. I want to work with people who are real professionals. Christian Slater real want people The extreme always seems to make an impression. Christian Slater heathers extremes impression My mistakes do happen on a grand scale and very public level. They're humiliating, embarrassing. But if nothing bad happens to you, you'll just continue to act ridiculous. Christian Slater ridiculous levels mistake It's the obvious thing to say but artists want to be able to tell all kinds of stories and tear down every kind of wall, to look at ourselves and examine who we are and just get deeper insights into what makes us human beings. Anything that could possibly prevent that in our near future horrifies me to no end. Christian Slater obvious-things wall artist I operate better with education and awareness, like I think all of us do. Christian Slater awareness thinking It doesn't matter who we are, how rich we are, how poor we are, famous or not famous, we all have a short window of time here on the planet and what are we going to do with it? Christian Slater who-we-are matter window The attraction of being wild is living on the edge, living up to the reputations of the people you've been following or emulating. People are always talking about how wild and exciting they were, but the key word is 'were', because there's a long list of dead, famous people. Christian Slater keys talking long That is the responsibility of the artist, of the actor, to inhabit these roles and put on somebody else's shoes. It's the responsibility and the gift of what it is I get the opportunity to do. Christian Slater artist responsibility opportunity The movies I've made at a certain time of my life were exactly right for the stage of my life, the frame of mind I was in at the time. Each character I've had to play has been me in that time in my life. Christian Slater movie play character I did regret not graduating high school, but I made a point of going back and getting my GED later. It was important for my kids. Christian Slater regret kids school
