Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwellis an American actor known for independent and mainstream films...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth5 November 1968
CityDaly City, CA
CountryUnited States of America
art character training
I did some martial arts training for 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,' since the character was an assassin.
dumb zombie zombie-movie
I'm not going to just do a dumb zombie movie, although I love zombie movies.
editors magic painter
An editor is like a painter. There is a magic in that.
memories saws proud
I have memories of films that nobody ever saw, that I was very proud of, and those are still great memories.
acting fuel want
I have a constant sort of melancholy approach to acting that fuels me. I want to do everything.
running believe mean
I sometimes can't do movies just for the money. I really can't. I mean, I've tried. Believe me, I'd love to just take the money and run.
like-you calories used
You hit 41 and you don't burn calories like you used to.
years done
I've done so many independents for so many years. Leads that nobody's seen.
mother dad parent
My parents were both actors my dad sort of quite early on. My mother acted for a while, and now she's a painter.
fighting artist play
It's hard to not get typed in Hollywood. They really want to type you. I'm trying to avoid that, because I want to do a lot of things. I know what I'm capable of. I forgive them because they don't know. They haven't seen me play Hamlet. They're not going to cast me as an English aristocrat. I'm going to have to prove that on my own. That's okay. That's what you have to fight for if you want to be an artist.
quests bills credit
I copied everything I did in Galaxy Quest from Bill Paxton in Aliens, I owe him some credit.
thinking people realizing
I think people are happier when they have structure, you know? You realize that as you get older. You have to have rituals and structure.
thinking actors anarchist
I think any good actor is an anarchist. They have to be.
good might money move originally san town
I'm originally from San Francisco. I might move there some day. But, I like L.A., I have fun in L.A. It's a fun town if you've got money in your pocket. It's a good town.