There was a time - before I made movies - when I was more forgiving, but now that I've learned as much as I have, I want to do movies that I want to see, that have their own unique flavor. Ryan Phillippe More Quotes by Ryan Phillippe More Quotes From Ryan Phillippe I will no longer be an actor to hire, I have a passion for producing and making films. Ryan Phillippe passion film actors Music is my greatest love. If I could play an instrument I would be a musician. Ryan Phillippe greatest-love musician play I have three sisters and I've always wanted a brother, so I was really interested in that notion. Ryan Phillippe sister three brother But I'm not particularly comfortable around guns. Ryan Phillippe comfortable gun I know that when I grew up I was pretty sheltered, and didn't come to understand much about the world until I was in my really late teens and early twenties, and that process continues. Ryan Phillippe teens twenties world In my career, I've often played the protagonist or the hero of the movie, and there are so many rules inherent to that role. The audience needs to stay with you, identify with you and like you. When you play the bad guy, those rules go out the window. There's so much freedom there. Ryan Phillippe careers hero play To me, White Boy Shuffle is sort of like Catcher in the Rye, the story is so universal. Ryan Phillippe white stories boys The idea of being in a hugely successful movie that I don't like would be just as bad as being in a film that I love that no one sees. I wouldn't want the kind of success that felt cheap or that I didn't own. Ryan Phillippe successful would-be ideas The point is to expand the scope of what a movie can possibly mean or be, to get people involved because they're artistic or understand the point of the material, not just because they fit a certain bill aesthetically. Ryan Phillippe bills mean people Over the past 10 years of being famous, my relationship with the camera has not been a pleasant one. Ryan Phillippe cameras past years The world's gotten smaller by virtue of the Internet and new media. Ryan Phillippe internet media world To be more involved and more aware is appealing to me. Ryan Phillippe involved There are a lot of good stories out there, but I haven't found too many great scripts. Ryan Phillippe scripts found stories I want to make movies that people talk about when they leave the theater, that aren't clear-cut, but effective and fulfilling in some sense. Ryan Phillippe cutting talking people People are sheepish when they approach me. Ryan Phillippe approach people A lot of producers cookie cut movies one after another, but I'll be a little more careful, and have the opportunity to be, because I have the acting career to subsidize the producing. Ryan Phillippe cutting careers opportunity I learn so much more in an ensemble movie. Ryan Phillippe ensemble Tarantino's stuff in its inception was all about finding a way for him to break into Hollywood. Ryan Phillippe finding-the-one hollywood stuff My first film goes into production in October. It's called White Boy Shuffle and it's based on a novel about a young black kid and it's sort of reminiscent of Catcher in the Rye. Ryan Phillippe white boys kids I really respond to diversity, a broader landscape, with actors of different ages and races and backgrounds. Ryan Phillippe diversity race age
