Christian Slater Quotes

As I've gotten older, I've become attracted to things that have substance.

What is important is the character that I play. Making an impact is far more important than the length of the role.

For me, content is paramount, and even if I'm to do a potboiler, the content should be excellent.

We can't put up a movie that looks beautiful but doesn't have substance.

I meet so many pretty girls who are like, 'Here I am! Don't you want me because I look good?' That concept is so weird to me. I want to know, 'What else do you have going on?'

The externals are important but I'm not interested in superficiality.

Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest without meaning.

Every time somebody tries to go in and reinvent what we do, it always ends up being more about technology and sets, and flash and dash, forgetting the main thing, which is interesting people saying interesting, important things.

The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.

The appearance doesn't matter as much as the content.

I am not interested in slickness for the sake of slickness.

To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me.

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

If the film is not emotional, then it operates on a superficial level.

Deep and simple are far, far more important than shallow and complicated and fancy.

The content has to be good; medium doesn't matter to me.

Just because something is melodic or catchy doesn't mean that it doesn't have depth and substance and progressive sensibilities.

I have only two conditions to choose a project - content with substance and space to perform.

When it comes down to, it's not about the form, it's about the content.

I can rippity rap, lyrical miracle all day, but if you don't have a message behind it and you not saying nothing, it doesn't make sense.

Worth' was a script that was sent to me, and I felt it was something different and important to do.

It's easy to create something that has a lot of luster, but it's very hard to make something that has a lot of depth.

I believe in one thing, and that is content, because if your content is strong, the film will surely be hit at the box office.

We were never a frivolous band; we prided ourselves on having something to say, and I think that's what gives your songs longevity.

I'm not just looking for hits.