Elementary’ is a strong show; we watch it almost religiously in our house. Michael Emerson Read Quote
I’ve never landed in a series that I could have dreamt in my life. That’s why, when people say, ‘Well what are roles you’re dying to play?’ I say, I don’t even have such a list, because everything that’s ever been great that I had a shot at came completely out of the blue. I could not have predicted it. Michael Emerson Read Quote
It’s not really an easier racket than acting is. For some reason, I guess it had – the rejection of an illustrator’s life is less penetrating than the rejection of an actor’s life. So I was able to manage that. But all the while, I still nursed that old dream of being an actor. Michael Emerson Read Quote
I’m terrible with tech. But I’m good with jargon. I can sound like I know what I’m doing. Michael Emerson Read Quote
I like the things every actor likes – I like great, intense duet scenes with good actors. Michael Emerson Read Quote
I was a housepainter and a landscape nursery man, and all these various odd jobs I had, and started doing community theater. Michael Emerson Read Quote
As an actor, I’m not sure what I had to offer the world of tragedy and comedy when I was 21. I hadn’t lived a whole lot. By my middle 30s, you know, I had been knocked around a little bit. Michael Emerson Read Quote
There were times when I thought I had to be completely off-book and ready to give my opening night performance at the audition, but then I swung back to a more relaxed view of it. Certainly you’ve looked at the material and prepared it, but there’s no reason to be off-book. You’re not getting points for being off-book. Michael Emerson Read Quote
