Studios are run by those who are way too old or mostly young, who don't think creatively. James Cromwell More Quotes by James Cromwell More Quotes From James Cromwell I have a film called 'A Lonely Place For Dying,' which is the most watched film on the Internet, over 3 million hits, more than any of Hollywood's films. James Cromwell hollywood lonely dying All of them - my father, mother, step-mother, and grandmother - were all wonderful actors and performers and they are an inspiration to me, both in their craft and in their humanity. James Cromwell inspiration mother father I always change my words in everything I do. I make the language fit, because I know the character from the inside out. Often character actors are not in a position to do that, but I do it. I don't change any cue and I never change anybody else's lines, but I make my own words fit my mouth. James Cromwell actors mouths character There is something intrinsically, systemically wrong with white, western culture, and if we don't fix it, it won't continue. James Cromwell western-culture ifs white Anybody can call me Jamie, and you have to watch it when you call me James. Then there's going to be a problem. James Cromwell jamie problem watches Until men learn to celebrate and operate on the feminine aspect of themselves and stop the oppression of women, children, the environment, other species, we don't have a world to live in. It's not a world that anyone chooses to live in. James Cromwell men children world When I did 'Babe' I wanted to talk about animal rights without going through some convoluted justifications about using animal products. James Cromwell babe rights animal Once a film is shot, the thing that mostly happens is that I go see all the things I would have fixed in my performance and sometimes, very rarely, I see a moment that surprise me and I go, "Oh, that's not bad. That was nice." James Cromwell surprise film nice I started in theatre. I was at Cleveland and I went to London for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth. James Cromwell cleveland london theatre You don't just one day say, 'That's it, I'm doing this, I'm going to throw all my shoes out and I'm not eating honey and I won't drive my car because there are animal bones in the tires' because you'd drive yourself around the bend. James Cromwell shoes car animal The kids know me from 'Babe,' but usually it is 'L.A. Confidential' that people remember, which was the second film I did. I have worked with some really good people and the films that I've done for the most part have been good. James Cromwell done kids people I prefer to have playback, but sometimes, you can't have that under most circumstances. First, it is expensive because you need a playback operator and secondly, it threatens a lot of directors. I only watch my performance. I see what is necessary for me so that I can see it right at the moment and I can fix it. That appeals to me a great deal. James Cromwell watches directors needs My definition of a character actor is - they never get the girl. James Cromwell actors girl character Often we're recreating what we think we're supposed to be as human beings. What we've been told we're supposed to be, instead of who we authentically are. The key about the creation of full self-expression is to be authentically who you are, to project that. James Cromwell keys self thinking I play an 89-year-old man whose wife has Alzheimer's in a movie called 'Still.' I play a World War II veteran, I acted with my son and it's called 'Memorial Day.' James Cromwell memorial-day war son First lead [in a movie] requires a different approach like trying not to give it all away in the first scene. It is a skill, a learned skill. James Cromwell skills trying giving The risks of transporting deadly nuclear waste, the environmental justice impacts and the long-term health effects of both these projects are untenable...We cannot afford to be silent on these important issues. James Cromwell environmental-health impact issues It's a wonderful thing as time goes by, to be with someone who looks into your face when you've gotten old and still sees what you think you look like. James Cromwell faces looks thinking I auditioned for 'Revenge Of The Nerds,' and I so did not want the picture. I didn't want it. I didn't want be in anything that had nerds anywhere. James Cromwell nerd revenge want Usually, I'm the kind of actor where you show me once or twice, I can do it. I don't do it creatively, but I know how to do the process. James Cromwell actors kind process
