Michael Emerson quotes

Michael Emerson is an American actor known for his versatile performances on stage and screen. Audiences recognize him for prominent roles in television series such as "Lost" and "Person of Interest." He continues to captivate viewers with his complex and compelling characters. Here are 6 of his quotes:

I've played villains on stage - you know, the Iagos and so on - but I think of myself as a funny person. I mostly did comedies before I did TV work. (Michael Emerson)
One of the things I like about performing on the stage is that it is a kind of meditative experience. Time does stand still. You have no concept or feeling of the passing of two or three hours' time. It's all kind of one present moment, which is a kind of a description of meditation. View quote
Michael Emerson
There are roles that are terrifying because they're large or you may feel that they're out of your line, but I'm never terrified once the actual work begins. Once you begin rehearsal, then it's small building blocks. It's solving little problems one at a time. View quote
Michael Emerson
I think of myself as a problem-solver. I want to go in and help the director and the writer to get the best they can out of the text they're working with. View quote
Michael Emerson
I've been blessed by doing classic plays on Broadway, which was one of my great dreams forever. View quote
Michael Emerson
It worries me a little bit the reach and power of TV. More people saw me in The Practice than will ever see me in all the stage plays I ever do. Which is sort of humbling. Or troubling. Or both. View quote
Michael Emerson