But I came from a conservative Republican background. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
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 American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
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 American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
De Niro was a hero of mine. And Sean Penn. But I've realized I can't operate at that level of intensity. That's okay for movies. On TV, when you live with horror day in and day out, you have to protect yourself. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
Hate is a draining bottomless pit from whence nothing good or of any value can come. Try to eat a balanced diet. Guys only want one thing. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
How that works is our first season was the year we had a threatened writers' strike, so what we did was that instead of doing 22 episodes, we did 30. We put 10 in the bank. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I didn't get into acting to be a public service announcer or an advocate and yet, by virtue of this show and how we handle the subject matter that we've been given, that's kind of how it's evolved in certain ways. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I had great faith in Irish actors, that they'd be hip to the whole theatre thing, and they are. I had no illusions of coming over here as some kind of big shot. It's been a learning experience for me too. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
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 American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I have worried about getting pigeon-holed, but now I think I've done enough weird, offbeat stuff not to be. And I also know that I do things for the right reasons: I've made my money, so I don't have to say yes to anything. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I love feeling the crispness of fall and the sensuality of spring. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I love my children beyond all reason. They're my joy, even when they're wild with kid energy. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I love my lifestyle now, but at the end of nine months, you're toast. You are toast. It's like running a marathon. You can't think while you're doing it. Especially when different directors come in who are not part of the posse, the circle. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I never find sincerity offensive... so, be sincere. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I rarely see one of the 'summer blockbuster' movies. I'd like to see a stronger focus on smaller, smarter movies. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I really love to act; I love everything about it. I've never had this addiction to being known. I mean, sure, if you go into acting, there's part of you that is saying, 'I want attention' but I was brought up to work to deserve attention, and it is the work, not the trappings that are important. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I still have a dream of one day - I would love to hire a semi-retired contractor and just build a house - him and I building a house for me. I would truly love to do that. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I take this art very seriously and passionately. I love what I do. You can't help but grow. That's not to say you don't make mistakes or make bad choices, but that's part of the art. Painters paint bad paintings. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I think Chris Rock at the Oscars was a great example. I thought that was intellectually hilarious. The Gap starts a war with Banana Republic... That to me was funny. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I think to be a successful comic, you have to be exceptionally smart and exceptionally perceptive. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I think we present extreme aspects of human behavior and hopefully get at times, messages across or bring issues to the table or as we so often say, shed light into the dark crevices of human nature. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
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 American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I'd have to say Bali's my favorite place that I've visited. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0
I'd like to go away for six months and learn to kiteboard and windsurf. I love pinochle, I love chess and I love windsurfing. Christopher Meloni American Actor More Christopher Meloni Quotes 0