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
Philadelphia is my home. I felt homeless for quite a while. In LA, so much revolves around show business, I never felt it was a very balanced life.
There was an actual script, but when you would get in the room and start shooting, there was no rehearsal in the room or wherever you were.
Implicitly when they make that request there's an expectation that it will be paid back,
I'm very involved in the family's daily life. I drive the kids to school. I do father-son overnights. I do all the cooking when I'm home.
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.
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.
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.
There's something wrong there, because if he was supposed to put 1,000 miles on it, I don't know when the hell he had the time to do it,
There's a different kind of satisfaction in helping a director achieve, you know, something like The Green Mile, which I thought was pretty terrific.
I've tried to let the work I do speak.
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.
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.