John Slattery
John Slattery
John M. Slattery, Jr. is an American actor and director. He is best known for his role as Roger Sterling in the AMC drama series Mad Men. He has received four Primetime Emmy Awards nominations and two Critics' Choice Television Awards for AMC's series Mad Men. He was also part of the Mad Men ensemble cast that won two SAG Awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth13 August 1962
CountryUnited States of America
great reason scared seem
For some reason surfing... I'm not scared of the ocean so the risk doesn't seem as great to me.
mom memories purple
My mom used to wear the fragrance Poison when I was younger, and I remember that scent and the purple bottle. That was my first [perfume] memory.
over-you get-over-yourself good-things
The good thing about directing yourself is that you get over yourself.
people forever want
A painting can't be everything. You have to stop, at some point. It has to be finished, if you want anyone to see it. Some people just continue to work on things, forever. I don't know which is better.
fighting needs
You have to fight for what you need to fight for.
fall character play
Characters can become boring. That's what's tricky about television. It goes on and on - you're playing this same character for five seasons and it gets easy to fall into just walking on the set and assuming you know how to play a scene.
limos lost used
I was a horrible limo driver: I ran out of gas with passengers in the back and I used to get lost on a regular basis.
thinking steps moments
I think the moments that are difficult for anybody are when you see what your life could be, if only you had the courage to take the steps needed.
thinking simple people
I think I gravitate towards people who express themselves in a simple and funny way.
trying television scene
I like to try the scene over and over, but given the confines of television, I don't have that option.
europe guy waiting
I do voiceovers, but being on-camera and selling something? I wasn't really interested. And then I thought, well, wait a minute. Everybody's selling something. When you turn on the tube... And then if you go to Europe or Asia, everyone is selling something. All the guys that don't want to be seen selling something here are selling something there. So I thought what the hell?
people film bigs
I guess, you make a big studio film, you spend a lot of money on it and you hope people go see it. It's really risky.
worry guy fronts
I don't have to worry about how my movies sell because I'm not the guy in front.
mean doors path
But the path you end up on means that you have to close a lot of doors, too.