Ed Harris Quotes & Sayings

I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing. — Ed Harris

You look at a guy like Lance Armstrong, and you have to be inspired. I sat next to Kirk Douglas the other day, and he's inspiring for fighting through his stroke. — Ed Harris

In the past 10 years, I've looked at life as this Pollock stuff. And now I'm almost in the post Pollock phase. — Ed Harris

There's always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you're criticizing a decision to go to war, then you're saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case. — Ed Harris

I am not one of these guys who works job after job after job. — Ed Harris

I made career decisions that came from the part of me who wanted to shun the limelight. — Ed Harris

I had some really dear friends who died from AIDS-one in particular. His family wasn't around and he didn't have many friends. I spent a lot of time with him in his later days. — Ed Harris

One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself. — Ed Harris

I havent even been drinking, but, at all, but, you know, being a man, Ive got to say that weve got this guy in the White House who thinks he is a man, you know, who projects himself as a man because he has a certain masculinity, and he's a good old boy, and he used to drink, and he knows how to shoot a gun and how to drive a pickup truck, etcetera like that. Thats not the definition of a man, God Dammit! — Ed Harris

It's hard to see a film that's been made from a book that you really loved because it's such a different experience. — Ed Harris

Pollock said several times that he couldn't separate himself from his art. Not knowing much about modern art when I began to read about him, I was much more his persona - his struggles as a human being - that was interesting to me. — Ed Harris

When Bush first got elected, the very first time there was talk of going to war with Iraq, the mainstream media gave his position total credibility. I didn't get it then, and I don't get it now. — Ed Harris

I listen to National Public Radio, which, to me at least, presents the most rounded view of things. — Ed Harris

I hope to direct a few more films before I leave the planet, so I hope I can find the material. — Ed Harris

I feel like my place in this industry is still progressing. — Ed Harris

I can make a damn pork chop. My best dish is actually lasagna, which I do a couple times a year. My wife wishes I cooked a little bit more often, but I can put a frozen pizza in the oven and I make a good salad. — Ed Harris

I'm not an activist per se, but I have strong feelings about things. People can jump on celebrities for being ill-informed or naive, but I've got a right to say what I believe. — Ed Harris

A lot of films come out before they're finished. — Ed Harris

I have a tight family group that's really important to me. I don't want to work all the time. — Ed Harris

You have to be willing to expose yourself, at least to yourself, to get to some kind of truth about a character. — Ed Harris

If I'm daring at all, I guess it would be emotionally. I try to keep things interesting for myself and to do things that challenge me. — Ed Harris

For The Truman Show, I worked for a few weeks, do my gig, then I was done. — Ed Harris

When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of. — Ed Harris

You can mostly forget ethnic or religious differences. The competition for a bigger share of the oil proceeds is behind much of the fighting. — Ed Harris

Hippy, you think everything is a conspiracy. Everything is! — Ed Harris

I love this country very much, and I'm proud to live here, but I think our current administration is extreme. These are not merely conservative people, these are extreme right-wing people. — Ed Harris

I think most people that are looked upon as doing something daring don't necessarily think of it that way-they do what they have to do. — Ed Harris

I like to act with people that know what they're doing. — Ed Harris

I'm an actor who loves to direct film, if I find something that I'm compelled to do and want to spend three or four years doing. I really love the process, though. I might have to just say, "Yeah, I want to direct that," because I want to direct something, but that's just not the way my being is. It's got to be a necessity for me, otherwise I'll just keep acting. — Ed Harris

I was concerned about filling my life up with something important to me. To me, it was just necessary. — Ed Harris

We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented. — Ed Harris

I've always wanted to work with Paul Newman. I had a couple opportunities in the past, and I didn't take advantage of it, so it was really fun to be working with him. — Ed Harris

You can't betray yourself too often, or you become somebody else. — Ed Harris

You get three hours' sleep and then you start all over again. Relentless. Pre-production was almost harder than filming. I was all over the city every day. It was really exhausting. — Ed Harris

If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later. — Ed Harris

Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about. — Ed Harris