I feel like this is a dream - and I apologize for how I dressed some of you. Ray Romano More Quotes by Ray Romano More Quotes From Ray Romano People are going to see both of us and think it's an Abbott and Costello kind of thing. It's not an easy switch. It's not an easy transition from TV to film. Ray Romano transitionpeoplethinking Right after 'Raymond' I had a world-is-my-oyster attitude, but I found out I don't like oysters. I had this existential emptiness.'What is my purpose? Who am I?' I had a big identity crisis. Ray Romano oystersidentityattitude I'd rather be in Las Vegas 104 degrees than New York 90 degrees, you know why? Legalized prostitution. In any weather that takes the edge off. Ray Romano vegasnew-yorkweather If I'm really considering doing film from now on then that is the smart thing to do, or you can go either way. You can just do the same character over and over again and make a different comedy like over and over again. Ray Romano smartdifferentcharacter Parents, just keep in mind that kids will always round off to the nearest obscenity. Ray Romano babyfunnychildren Every parent knows that for a kid, the car is chloroform. Ray Romano babyfunnychildren The first time I played golf was in Flushing Meadows, Queens, when I was about 16 or 17. They had an 18-hole pitch-and-putt. My buddies and I would hop the fence and sneak on and play. Ray Romano queensplaygolf The successful golfers - they're like astronauts or pilots. They have that demeanor that they can focus and stay within that one moment and nothing distracts them. That's not me. Ray Romano pilotsfocussuccessful As an actor, that's nerve-wracking enough [drunk and doing coke] because you have to do it at the right level. Ray Romano drunknervesactors I put myself on tape and the cool thing was that Martin Scorsese had never heard of me. He had never seen [Everybody Loves Raymond]. I was just an unknown actor to him. I don't want to sound conceited, like he has to know who I am, but that seemed a little odd. He's a film genius. He doesn't watch sitcoms. Ray Romano conceitedwho-i-amsound For a sitcom sex scene, you get in bed and that's the end of the scene. It quick and it was fast, but it was foreign territory for me. Not for Bobby. Bobby Cannavale has been down that road before. With my character, I think it will be a one-and-out. I don't think you'll see my character [in Vinyl] naked again, so relax everybody. Ray Romano charactersexthinking Mick Jagger also a music connoisseur and knows everything about that era. So, you knew the music side was going to be top-notch. It's HBO. On Men of Certain Age, if we wanted a song, it would break the bank. But, Vinyl can go all-out. Ray Romano hbosongmen It was very nerve-wracking for me. I had to be drunk and have a threesome. I'm not that guy. Bobby Cannavale is that guy. But it was Vegas and things got crazy, and it happened. We go to Vegas to try to sign Elvis Presley and things get crazy. My character [in Vinyl] is stoned. Ray Romano vegascrazycharacter I was at home waiting for projects. I was on Parenthood and there was one season left, and I was thinking, "What's next?" I'm at this age where I'm trying to write my own script, and they sent this over and I decided to put myself on tape. Ray Romano homewritingthinking My favorite band - and Bobby Cannavale and Terry Winter have already made fun of me for this - is Chicago. Ray Romano mebandwinterfun I'm at an age where crying is easier for me now. I like it. I can cry at a poignant commercial; I can cry at a - this is a running joke in my house, but... a good 'Star-Spangled Banner' can make me cry. I'm not kidding. Ray Romano goodmecryage In stand-up, there's that idea that comedy comes from a dark place, but it's not a rule. Ray Romano dark-placeplacecomedydark When I started out, Jay Leno used to say you're not as good as you think you can be until at least your sixth year. I was like, what the hell is he talking about? 'Cause I was in my third year, and I thought, 'I got this.' I kept videos of myself performing, and in my fifth year I watched my third year and realized he couldn't have been more right. Ray Romano goodmyselfyouhell Doris Roberts had an energy and a spirit that amazed me. She never stopped. Whether working professionally or with her many charities or just nurturing and mentoring a green young comic trying to make it as an actor, she did everything with such a grand love for life and people, and I will miss her dearly. Ray Romano melovelifepeople When you're in the living room every week for nine years as one character, it's hard for some people to see you as someone else. Ray Romano some-peopleyoucharacterpeople
