Actors like to play bad guys because they’re more fun. They also win more awards. Dean Norris Read Quote
I never had a month or so go by where I haven’t had a job, but you always worry that someone will turn off the tap. Dean Norris Read Quote
For an actor, playing one character and transitioning to a completely different one is a dream come true. Dean Norris Read Quote
When you’re a stand-up, you play in front of 600 people, and it’s all about timing. I could never do stand-up comedy; it would be way too hard for me. Dean Norris Read Quote
The best thing I ever learned from my dad was he knew he wasn’t the best of singers, but he always knew he was a great entertainer, and I always thought that was a good concept to bring along, that ultimately acting is an entertainment art and you have to be aware of the fact that you want people to be excited to be watching you. Dean Norris Read Quote
My dad was a singer in a band and neither of my parents went to college, and I ended up getting into Harvard and was the first person in my family that went to college and it happened to be Harvard. Dean Norris Read Quote
Investment banks started recruiting at Harvard back in the day, and they’d fly me down to New York City and I was so poor so I would take advantage of the free flight, the per diem, the hotel. And then I would go audition for stuff. Dean Norris Read Quote