15 Quotes by Anthony Edwards
Anthony Edwards is an American actor and director known for his roles in ER, Top Gun, and Revenge of the Nerds. Edwards began his acting career in the 1980s and quickly rose to fame with his role as Goose in the blockbuster hit Top Gun. He later starred in the television series ER for eight seasons, earning four Emmy nominations for his performance. Edwards has also directed several episodes of ER, as well as the films My Dead Boyfriend and Charlie’s Ghost Story. He is known for his humanitarian work and activism on issues such as climate change and gun control. (Bio)
Anthony Edwards Quotes
Flying back from New York, the flight attendant said ‘God, I wished you were here yesterday, we had a stroke on the plane.’ I said, ‘If I have a stroke on a plane, I hope the pretend doctor isn’t the one on the plane. I want a real doctor.’
There’s really no point in having children if you’re not going to be home enough to father them. (Meaning)
Be what you are. Don’t change yourself for anything. God made you that way for a reason. (Meaning)
I didn’t start jogging or running until I was 37 years old. It was something that really helped me change my life.
To be a good actor you really have to want to act first.
I was spoiled by theater, where there is no editor.
ER’ was so huge that whatever I did coming back to television, I’d have to feel as strongly about.
There are definitely roles within this industry that are industry-related, but to be a good actor, you really have to want to act first. At the same time, my goal was never to go to Hollywood to make movies. I think if you come here with that attitude, then you’ve missed a few steps.
I’m the youngest of five kids, and I wanted attention. And in Santa Barbara, there was lots of theater going on, so for that area, it was a little bit like playing Little League baseball. There were dance classes, theater classes, and I just loved it.
David Fincher is a longtime friend. As a director, my wife had worked with him as a makeup artist when he would do Madonna videos years before, and his child and my oldest child were in preschool together, so we’re kind of dad-friends through that, too.
You know, you never say never because before I did ‘ER,’ I always said ‘I’ll never do a TV series,’ so that’s what I said.
To think one film makes a career is ridiculous. It’s important to keep perspective and do things other than for money.
Knock wood, but I started acting professionally when I was 16, and I’ve always been able to support myself since then.
I had this thing about hanging out in dark theaters. My family thought I grew out of a rock.
So I was hugely thrilled that my first scene ever on camera was with Hal Holbrook.
― Anthony Edwards Quotes
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