Rob Lowe Quotes

I'm not going to stop talking to people who come up to me in an airport. I'm not going to worry about what may be their ulterior motive.

I feel like every movie is definitely the last one that I've had my moment; that I'm going to be selling autographs at malls.

Random Roles? Oh, I saw Virginia Madsen do this the other day! You see? I'm paying attention!

As far as my work for causes or social issues, that's something I'm doing as a private citizen.

I happen to be a movie star, but I'm not saying, "Hey, I'm a role model. Imitate me."

The media have such a strong hand in deciding what people's perceptions are. They decide what the agenda is going to be, what the issues are.

The press concentrates on a divorce an actor's going through and they ignore the good performances he gives, or the causes that he works for.

You can't believe everything you read. It's never been more true.

Read between the lines, folks, 'cause I'm here to tell you you're not getting the straight story. Ever. You're getting variations of the truth, if you're lucky.

Ridley Scott's company makes great work in whatever arena, whether it's movies or commercials or television. They just do really quality stuff, so you know it's going to be quality.

I love that movie [The Specials]. I love James Gunn. I always sort of suspected that he would do well for himself.

It was sort of the first movie [The Specials ] where I really got to let my comedy freak flag fly. And everybody in it made me laugh really hard. I wish more people had seen it.

[The Specials ]was always going to be an underground, underdog kind of movie. But I love when people bring that up, because it's very early, vintage James Gunn.

[Doctor Cukrowicz in Suddenly, Last Summer is] is one of the most unpronounceable roles in the modern-day theater day canon, and one of the most boring!

Medical-genre shows have been around forever, they will be around forever, and I think this [Code Black] is a great iteration of the next generation.

There's an argument that maybe [The Grinder] was better suited for streaming or cable. I don't know. I still like to think there's a place for smart, subversive, original comedies on networks.

William Devane was amazing [ in The Grinder] - that we were able to reinvent an acting legend as a comedy star - that's very gratifying.

[Tony Richardson ] just liked me, knew I was going to be what he wanted [in The Hotel New Hampshire], and that was the end of it. It was unbelievable.

["John F. Kennedy" movie] was just really clever storytelling.

Ginnifer Goodwin said it very well - we're not doing the Hall Of Presidents at Disneyland. This is my interpretation of [J.F] Kennedy.

My first lessons in comedy, how to construct a joke, I learned from Eileen Brennan, who had unbelievable timing.

One of my favorite books [The Stand] of all time. I grew up reading it.

I had to learn American sign language. And I did stuff in it, stuff that was just for me and was fun, that I don't think anyone would ever notice.

Fred Savage,he's America's sweetheart, like I always say. One of the funniest, nicest, most decent... I love him like a brother.

Never compare your insides to someone else's outsides.

It took being famous to make me cool, which, by the way, I never forgot.

My deep dark secret is that I was a nerd in school. I liked the theater. I liked to study. I wasn't very good at sports.

I couldn't have gotten sober without rehab because I needed the science.

Equality for everybody is great. That would be amazing.

I liked being a teenager, but I would not go back for all the tea in China.

In my bachelor days, the priority wasn't learning to cook.

The challenge as a parent is letting your kids fail in the right ways because that's where we do most of our learning.

If you are worried about what people think of you, you should go into politics. Real actors take chances.

I never get bored talking about themes dealing with ambition, leadership and what it means to be an American. I love that stuff. I just love it. I've loved it ever since I was on 'The West Wing.'

I am the guy dressing up in, you know, the caveman outfit for the kids' birthday parties.

I've never met a funny person who wasn't smart. I've met a lot of dramatic people who were stupid. But I've never met a funny person who wasn't smart.

My parents did divorce, but my dad has always been present for me and loving me and my mom as well when she was alive.

My dad is an attorney. I've always been interested in it. My sons are probably going to law school.