Bob Gunton quotes

Bob Gunton is an American actor, widely recognized for his powerful character roles in film and television. Notably, he played the strict Warden Norton in "The Shawshank Redemption," earning critical acclaim for his performance. He continues to appear in a variety of roles across theater, film, and TV. Here are 6 of his quotes:

I was a grunt, walking around in the jungle of Vietnam, trying not to find the enemy. Because I am so big, they were going to give me either a heavy radio or a huge machine gun to carry. I carried a radio.

Bob Gunton

My first presidential primary vote was for Bobby Kennedy.

Bob Gunton

Among the roles Ive played on stage, television and in films were politicos as diverse as Abe Lincoln, Juan Peron, Herman Goering, George Wallace and both Roosevelts.

Bob Gunton

Lyndon Johnson may have escalated the war, but when I was drafted and shipped off to Vietnam, the signature on my orders was Nixon's.

Bob Gunton

In film roles, I play a lot of heavies and a lot of bad guys, so I tend to be the jokester and the good-time Charlie on the set.

Bob Gunton