Christopher Meloni quotes

Christopher Meloni is an American actor best known for his roles on television crime dramas. His performances in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Oz” have earned him widespread acclaim. He continues to captivate audiences with his versatility and charisma. Here are 59 of his quotes:

In my own defense, I wrote a one-man show, and that to me was more where I fit.

Christopher Meloni

I'd have to say Bali's my favorite place that I've visited.

Christopher Meloni

Crime is one of the leads of the show. If there's ever anything that deals with a character's personal life, you don't have to worry about it getting too crazy. People don't have to worry about character arcs. Each episode is a self-contained unit.

Christopher Meloni

You couldn't pay me enough to be a law enforcement officer. Their job is a tough job. You have to solve people's problems, you have to baby-sit people, you have to always be doing this cat-and-mouse game with the bad guys. My respect for them is immense.

Christopher Meloni

I love to act. I need to act. It's the big itch I need to scratch.

Christopher Meloni

If you take life at face value, it loses its luster pretty quickly. If you go after it, you get more out of it.

Christopher Meloni

We went online to surrogacy agencies. We interviewed lots of people - and I have to say, with all due respect, some of them were freaks. I was very leery of the process the whole way through.

Christopher Meloni

The surprising thing about fatherhood was finding my inner mush. Now I want to share it with the world.

Christopher Meloni

My first thought when I came here was that I understood why there are so many great Irish writers - because there is something mystical in the air. There's always this cloudy, moody sky and it's challenging.

Christopher Meloni

If I could only get people to rub my belly for good lucky and then throw money in my fountain, it'd be a perfect world.

Christopher Meloni

I had no expectations about fatherhood, really, but it's definitely a journey I'm glad to be taking. Number one, it's a great learning experience. When my mother told me it's a 24/7 job, she wasn't kidding.

Christopher Meloni

I'm always learning from experiences because each one is different and there are different players involved in the project at the time with their own way of doing things.

Christopher Meloni

My wife has brought great beauty into my life. And my daughter has brought me nothing but joy. Those qualities were greatly lacking.

Christopher Meloni

I took acting classes in college, and once I graduated, I decided to give acting a shot when I couldn't really think of anything else to do. It took me a couple of years to get an agent, and my first big break was The Fanelli Boys, which was a sitcom on NBC. Then I did a few television movies.

Christopher Meloni

But I came from a conservative Republican background.

Christopher Meloni

But when you're a working actor - and that's what you keep saying in your head, how blessed you are to have a job - and you are working with heavyweights, working with the best guys in TV, it's pretty cool. Exhausting, but cool.

Christopher Meloni

I like intellectual journeys.

Christopher Meloni

My mother raised three children on her own and my dad was a doctor working 16 hours a day.

Christopher Meloni

Whoever envisions not one but two series in New York?

Christopher Meloni

I'm a nudist at heart.

Christopher Meloni

It's always been kind of weird to me because when you give someone an autograph, you're looking down at a piece of paper and once you sign it the person moves on.

Christopher Meloni

I'm so busy these days. I forget everything but my lines.

Christopher Meloni