When you walk on the set, whatever it is, you commit yourself to the job. You're committing yourself to doing the best you can do with it, no matter what you feel about it, and that never changes. David Morse More Quotes by David Morse More Quotes From David Morse I'd never done any film or television. Well, I'd done one little stupid commercial in Boston when I was doing theater, but that was it. David Morse boston done stupid I want to talk about my very first play, when I was in eighth grade. One day, my English teacher, Mrs. Baker, announced that we were going to read 'On Borrowed Time' out loud in class. I was a mediocre student; I was terrified that she was going to call on me, so I hid my head. David Morse day me time teacher Part of the problem when I was doing 'How I Learned to Drive' is I would see my kids one night a week for six months, and that was just too hard. We moved to Philadelphia after we lost our house in the earthquake, the '94 Northridge earthquake. David Morse drive problem house night I had the great good fortune of working with Christopher Plummer, Frances Sternhagen, and Arthur Hill early in my career, and it set a standard for the kind of work I want to do. David Morse great good hill work I've done scenes in films that I felt like the performance was better in certain takes, but they couldn't use them because it didn't match what the person was doing when they came around and the camera was on them. David Morse camera performance doing better I have a DVD player and I have DVDs, and I have no time to watch any of them. David Morse no-time them watch time It's great to be able to have your feet in both worlds. I wouldn't want to be just stuck in one or the other. David Morse your great feet want Everything is interesting to me. David Morse everything me interesting I'm a very private person. David Morse private private-person person very Home wasn't a pleasant place to live, growing up. David Morse live place growing-up home By the time I could have played football, I was already into acting and that's what I wanted to do. David Morse acting wanted time football I'm acting for the pleasure of it. David Morse pleasure acting No matter how many people tell you, Save your money, when you've got a series, you never do. Somehow it doesn't seem important. Maybe it's because you've been without money for so long as an actor. David Morse you money long people I've tried to let the work I do speak. David Morse tried speak work Film is a very intimate medium. David Morse medium very intimate film I try to do things I haven't been able to before. David Morse before been try things I've always tried to not let movie, television or theatre be all that my life is about. I've always tried to get involved in the community or my family now I have kids. David Morse my-life family community life I was stuck as a Boomer type in a lot of people's minds. David Morse boomer minds stuck people With Sean Penn, he wants to be surprised. He doesn't necessarily want what he's written, although we'll do what he's written. He likes the danger of acting. David Morse he acting danger want
