Joe Morton quotes

Joe Morton is an American actor known for his powerful performances in film, television, and theater. His breakout role came in the acclaimed film "The Brother from Another Planet" and he later gained recognition for roles in productions like "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and the TV series "Scandal." He has earned critical acclaim and several awards throughout his career. Here are 17 of his quotes:

Basically, the actor's job is to pay attention to the script. (Joe Morton)
I love doing movies but I loved doing theatre just as much. View quote
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I think it talks about that there needs to be some proactive attack against drugs infiltrating our culture. View quote
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I would love to play the villain, but again, it's sort of what happens in this industry. View quote
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When I started off many years ago, I made a determination that there were certain roles I didn't want to play. View quote
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If you have the skill, then you can move as you age. View quote
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There are lots of stories about my culture that I think bring a whole other perspective to who we are and where we have been and how we got here that I think need to be done. View quote
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One, I had never worked with John Woo before and I wanted to see what that was like, and two, Ben Affleck is a friend, so it would be fun to work with him again. View quote
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I think it talks about the fact that there are black people in the world who have tremendous amount of talents and have no channel through which they can those talents. View quote
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Unfortunately, most actors want to play off their own personal mystique and good looks and whatever, but that will only carry you but so far. View quote
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With my background, I came out of the theater. (Joe Morton)
James Cameron has always been way ahead of the curve in terms of the use of technology in his movies. View quote
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I think the thing is with a movie that has this much science fiction in it; you need characters who are more science fact, if you know what I mean, than they are human. View quote
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Film and television is just a different technique in terms of how to approach the camera but basically the job is the same; but what you learn as a craft in theater, you can then learn to translate that into any mediums. View quote
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I came into the industry at a time when there weren't a lot of choices to what you could do. View quote
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If there's no craft there, then once the looks go, there goes your career. View quote
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I think people believe that I give an aura of someone who has both feet on the ground. View quote
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Joe Morton

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Occupation: American Actor
Born: October 18, 1947
Quotes count: 17