Rico Rodriguez Quotes

I have a particular love of an actor that I did work with, oddly, in 'Donnie Brasco,' who has since become a wonderful talent: Paul Giamatti. I would love to do a whole movie with Paul Giamatti.

I sit every once in a while and I think about plays and films I can do with William Petersen into our eighties. He's the most incredible scene partner I've ever had.

My first mother's role was in 'Aradhana.' But after that in mid to late 1980s, I was being offered more roles of mothers.

I had a really great experience so far with film acting. And most experiences from most actors, I've heard, are not like this. But I want a career that has many disciplines and many options.

My feeling is, from when I started on 'Breaking Bad,' there's no reason to pick and choose because every episode is great. Whatever episode you get, you're lucky to do it.

I don't know if I'm going to do any more acting. It's a great job, you know? Make a movie? Why not?

Essentially, I'm a small-part actor who's been lucky enough to play leading roles for most of his life.

Coming from theater, and having been to acting school, and done little, small Australian independent movies, a lot of the time, it's always about character.

It has been a great experience to act in Hollywood movies with actors like Ben Kingsley.

I'm an actor. The fact that I'm involved in Jigsaw, I don't approach Jigsaw any differently than I approached The Nordic in 'The Firm' or FBI Agent Stokes in 'Mississippi Burning.' It's the same deal. It's just that the effect is sometimes different. So I say, people ask me, 'How does it feel to be a horror icon?' I'm thrilled. It's great.

I'm very much looking forward to my 30-40 years of acting, and, as I get older, I'm really looking forward to some of the roles that are out there to play.

I had left school at 16, gone to stage school - and, until I was 22, I hadn't really played anyone but myself. Then in 1979, I made a film with Mike Leigh called 'Grownups,' which went out on the BBC, and overnight this new career opened up.

Well, acting has been a dream of mine since I can remember; being in the movies and acting, having those experiences.

In 2003, I had the pleasure of acting in three films.

I love acting, every job is a dream job when you're an actor. I'd like to do eventually more film work and to collaborate with the best actors and directors in film.

In my first film, Five Corners, I played a very scary, violent crazed character, and it exposed me to a lot of directors.

I'd love to work with Joan Cusack again - I'm obsessed with Joan Cusack.

Igby was a really good opportunity for me to grow up. The cast was great.

There is a Bollywood actor, Salman Khan, and I'd like to act alongside him - whatever the film.

I never had a great role in a great film.

I have been very lucky for most of my adult life to be working as an actor.

I did a TV movie with Tom Cavanaugh. He was the perfect partner, I learned so much from him. I would do anything with him again.

Playing Juliet in 'Heavenly Creatures' changed my life, and the role of Clementine in' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' opened many new doors creatively.

I've played so many moms, best friends, sisters and understanding people.

I had been playing really interesting roles before I got great roles. Little ones - 'The Crying Game' I loved working on, and then 'Bird,' 'Ghost Dog,' so many films.