David Morse
David Morse
David Bowditch Morseis an American actor, singer, director and writer. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack Morrison in the medical drama series St. Elsewhere. He continued his film career with roles in The Negotiator, Contact, The Green Mile, Disturbia, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Rock and 12 Monkeys...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth11 October 1953
CityBeverly, MA
CountryUnited States of America
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I've had roles as a computer and as a criminally insane man. These kinds of roles set you free because they're not close to you.
I've grown up doing repertory theatre where I've gotten to do all kinds of roles, and then there I was cast on St. Elsewhere for six years.
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.
I try to do things I haven't been able to before.
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.
I wouldn't mind having another shot at doing comedy, but I'm not sure that's the way I'd want to go.
Because I'd only done theater, that's really what I thought most of my life would be. I always figured that movies would be a part of it at some point. I didn't know how or when.
I just figured, "If I can do theater, agents will find their way."
A lot of the things I've enjoyed the most and that I think have been the best are ensembles.
For a lot of people, if they're lucky, it begins with somebody who recognizes something in them.
When I was in school, in eighth grade, someone recognized something in me. She was an English teacher, and we read a play out loud in class, and she asked me to read one of the roles. I'd never done anything like that before, but something just lit up.
I didn't want to do television at all. I really didn't want to do it. I really thought I was just going to be doing theater and doing movies.
I have so many people who still talk to me about The Long Kiss Goodnight, about that being one of their favorite movies, and it really was a fun movie.