Christian Slater

“Jail was a result of me not taking time for myself. So I was forced to take some time for myself.”

“My mom put me in a Pampers commercial on TV.”

“I've always been fond of Winona Ryder.”

“I was always such an incredible fan of John Woo, I just wanted to do this film with him.”

“Actors sometimes immerse themselves into it so deeply that the line between who they are and their character can become blurred. For me, I think it's just about getting clearer on my whole life and who I am in order to make it possible for me to play whatever character is presented to me at a particular time.”

“My father was an actor, and my mother was his agent, so I had it on both sides: the crazy actor and his representation.”

“Eighty-five per cent of the time, people want to talk about 'True Romance.' That's the film I've made that really seems to have stuck with people.”

“How do I feel about being a star now? Well I still try to live life and enjoy what I am doing.”

“It's almost like these games are the modern day comic books, especially when you play Alone in the Dark. There's a real story that goes along with it and a movie seemed like the right kind of transition to make.”

“I lost myself, and a lot of characters I played, I have latched onto some of their identities just because I was so lacking in anything of my own.”

“Success can be a very difficult thing to deal with.”

“Some of the characters that I played as a kid were rebellious teenagers, and people would see those performances and project a particular image onto me. And 90 percent of the time, I would do everything I could to live up to that sort of image and be that individual.”

“My family was amazing; they exposed me to the world of show business, and, boy, it was the '70s and I got to spend a lot of time backstage at theaters and see the inner workings of how this entertainment industry is really put together.”

“The Internet opens up so many doors. It's a phenomenal tool for education but also a way for people to be scary and dangerous. We're living in a world where we can be hacked and exposed.”

“I have brought a PS2 on set with me before. But games can be really addicting, and that's dangerous. So I tend to keep it fairly limited on a certain level.”

“It's always a leap of faith when you get involved with somebody.”

“I operate better with education and awareness, like I think all of us do. I don't like to be walking around in a vacuum, lost in my own thoughts. I'm much better with information.”

“Strike and struggle precede success, even in the dictionary.”

“My dad was a theater actor, so I would follow him backstage. And my mom was a casting director. The moment I heard the applause and realized it would get me out of school, I was hooked.”

“Art does imitate life, it has to come from somewhere. To put boundaries and limitations on it doesn't make a lot of sense to me.”