Sometimes the hardest part I think for actors on '24' is some of the jargon and getting the ideas and the thoughts and the information out quickly enough and succinctly enough and clearly enough. Cherry Jones More Quotes by Cherry Jones More Quotes From Cherry Jones If you can find the courage, if you have in your heart even the slightest bit of rebellion against injustice, maybe you can channel that and become a leader. Cherry Jones injusticeleaderheart I went to see "The Piano" with Holly Hunter when I was in a Paula Vogel play, and I was just gone. I couldn't focus at all. It took that creative part of my brain with it so absolutely. Cherry Jones pianofocusplay I almost dropped dead the first time I heard Bob Dole say 'gay marriage' on the floor of the senate. He wasn't saying nice things, but he said it! I never thought in my lifetime I'd hear that. I just think we're moving now at warp speed. Even when we take a step back like with prop 8, we take two steps forward. Cherry Jones gaynicemoving After 30 years in the theater, I'm used to having a great amount of control over what I do. But with '24', you place your character's life in the writers' hands, and you have no idea what's going to happen until you're sent the next pages. Cherry Jones greatyoucharacterlife I never go to the movies when I'm doing a play. Cherry Jones moviesdoingnevergo As an actor, whether you look good or you don't, it's still about what you look like: Whether you are heavy enough to play this part or thin enough to play that part. The fact of the matter is, you can add a little weight with some extra padding, but you can't shave it off. Cherry Jones goodlookyoumatter If you want to have more options as an actor, you just need to watch your weight, and I've ignored that fact for several years quite happily. Now the chicks have come home to roost. Cherry Jones youryouwanthome I think there's something about being absolutely at the height of intensity at almost every moment of one's job that makes it a lot easier if you don't have time to think much, just sort of barrel through the next crisis. Cherry Jones jobmomentyoutime I'm one of those lazy actors; I like to take what the playwright wrote and work with that. Cherry Jones liketakelazywork
