Campbell Scott

“I hate to tell you this, but there's an entire subset of people out there who think of me as quite a dull actor. And that's the word used, and often - dull.”

“Details are the only thing that separates one movie from another.”

“In the film world, and I know this from just talking to other people, that I'm known as a kind of dramatic, serious, almost humorless actor, and the fact is I'm a funny guy, and I spend most of my life trying to find a lighter side of things and on stage was given plenty of opportunity to do that.”

“When you produce and direct, your movies are different to you. They're not just something you act in.”

“Everybody loves a villain - let's face it.”

“I know it's good when I see a smaller film get recognized because it means more publicity for them. When you start producing and directing the movies become a little more like your children.”

“I just got sick of not being able to raise money for a movie - that's what happens, so I just made my own.”

“The reason I got into acting was not to explore myself. I was a reader, I didn't care about acting. I got into it in college, but I had no interest really in that, in getting up in front of anybody.”

“I only made two studio movies, that was a long time ago and obviously I removed myself. I think some of that is geographical. I live in New York and I want to work there, it's as simple as that.”

“I'm not a big one for lots of genitals flapping in the films.”

“Working hard is great, being lazy sometimes is great, but failed potential is the worst.”

“Actors are conditioned to develop a system for expressing as much as they can in the shortest amount of time because you're going to get all cut up in a movie.”

“As you get older, I think everyone feels that, no matter what the job: to try a hand at running the business as opposed to simply being an employee.”

“The whole fame question is one that is constantly intriguing to me. I think that fame is something that other people create about you. Whether you jump into that or not is up to you - and whether you have the talents for jumping into it or not.”

“The fact is that you're never gonna believe any of the reviews, because the movie is to you what it is to you. No one's ever gonna sway you from what you feel about it.”

“To me, it's just like, if you have talent, and you're lucky enough to find where you fit, and you work with the right people, it's not exalted at all.”

“I'm known as a kind of dramatic, serious, almost humorless actor and the fact is, I'm a funny guy, and I spend most of my life trying to find a lighter side of things, and on stage was given plenty of opportunity to do that.”

“Shakespeare is rich and beautiful, and it can be an amazing experience to read and to watch and to work on.”

“The fact is, it's hard to release movies.”

“Since I was from the theater, that's how I learned how to go through the process of being a character. That's how I learned, and that's what I was comfortable doing. And then, the first feature films, I'm sure I was no fun because I did not want to be spontaneous in that filmic way that really can work for you.”