Ron Perlman quotes

Ron Perlman is an American actor best known for his roles in films such as "Hellboy" and the television series "Sons of Anarchy." His distinctive deep voice and imposing presence have made him a popular character actor in Hollywood. He has also received critical acclaim for his performances in both live-action and animated projects. Here are 34 of his quotes:

I'm just trying to make up for lost times, and I have total awareness that when the work is coming it doesn't mean it's going to continue to come, so I'm taking advantage of this phenomenal period that I'm in now, to its fullest. (Ron Perlman)
Living off the grid and being kind of an outlaw brings a dangerous reality. View quote
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I'm thankful to be breathing, on this side of the grass. Whatever comes, comes. View quote
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Distortions control my self-image, like they do for a lot of us. It's irrational. View quote
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I couldn't make it on the swimming team in high school. In fact, I got thrown off the swimming team and was forced to audition for the school play because they had at the audition about 35 girls show up and no boys, so my swimming coach suggested that I might be able to do the drama department more good than I was doing the swimming team. View quote
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I think now that I'm in the autumn of my life, and I'm getting a chance of having an overview and looking at the shape of how things happen, when things happen, why things happen, I think it was fitting that I spent most of my early career doing mask work, because I just don't think I was that comfortable in my own skin. View quote
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I say yes to almost anything that comes my way. View quote
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I lost 90 pounds and my blood pressure went down to a normal level and the salt in my urine disappeared. And that was when I had to make the transition from fat character actor to thin character actor. View quote
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I will not do a role that I don't think I can do, that I'm not interested in, where there's no humanity, that doesn't have any kind of handle for me at all because I know I'll just stink the joint up. View quote
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1% of the population has all the money and the other 99% have nothing. View quote
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Fearless people are interesting to watch. (Ron Perlman)
Every job has a unique situational circumstance. View quote
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I've been a professional actor for almost 40 years. View quote
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I do voicework all the time. View quote
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I like to believe that everyone is born with the same skill set, and that it is the influences that one comes upon. View quote
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The great thing about arriving at this age is that I don't even care about my career anymore. View quote
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You draw on your own childhood every time you tee it up as an actor. View quote
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You know, I don't read the blogs, or go on the internet, and I really just don't know what people are saying because... well I guess I'm afraid to. View quote
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I'm kind of one of these guys who wants to play everything once before it's all over. View quote
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The luxury of television is that you get more than one shot at who you think the guy is that you're playing. View quote
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Almost all of your life is lived by the seat of your pants, one unexpected event crashing into another, with no pattern or reason, and then you finally reach a point, around my age, where you spend more time than ever looking back. Why did this happen? Look where that led? You see the shape of things. (Ron Perlman)
I've certainly been very blessed with opportunity. View quote
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Independent film is almost nonexistent right now, because all the distributers that used to love to put out these little art films are all out of business right now, because it costs so much to open a movie. View quote
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I love great animation. View quote
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I don't ever want to be comfortable with anything I'm doing. View quote
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