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Joe Morton Quotes

Joe Morton Quotes & Quotations
Name:
Joe Morton
Type:
Actor
Nationality:
American
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  • 1
    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. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 2
    I came into the industry at a time when there weren't a lot of choices to what you could do. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 3
    I don't do theatre as much anymore because of the time it takes and it can't always pay me what I need to be paid at that particular time. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 4
    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. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 5
    I think people believe that I give ant aura of someone who has both feet on the ground. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 6
    I would love to play the villain, but again, it sort of what happens in this industry. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 7
    If there's no craft there, then once the looks go, there goes your career. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 8
    If you have the skill, then you can move as you age. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 9
    It's like any other dream, everyone takes out their hammer and chisel and go after that rock until finally somebody finishes it. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 10
    James Cameron has always been way ahead of the curve in terms of the use of technology in his movies. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 11
    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. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 12
    Television has been really good to me in terms of the roles I've been able to get on TV as opposed to the roles I've gotten in film and in theater. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 13
    The advice that I usually give to young actors is that if you can create a character for the stage and keep that character fresh for at least 6 months that means you're doing the show eight times a week. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 14
    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. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 15
    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. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 16
    When I started off many years ago, I made a determination that there were certain roles I didn't want to play. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 17
    With my background, I came out of the theater. Joe-MortonJoe Morton
  • 18
    Yes, I would love to play one of the leads in one these movies and have all those challenges and deal with all those complications, but the business being what it is, there is a slot for me in these kinds of films, so I enjoy them, and I enjoy the people that I work with. Joe-MortonJoe Morton