Stephen Root Quotes

The ratio of people to cake is too big.

When I worked with Robin Williams, now there is improv! He is just as funny as you think he is. We did at least five or six takes of every scene, improvising every scene differently. He was a riot.

I'm from New York, so I'm a big Howard Stern fan.

It's fun to do voiceover work, although you still have to act. But it doesn't involve memorizing lines, and you don't have to dress up.

I would have to say News Radio is the highlight of my career. I love the character so much.

In order for comedy to be funny you have to play the truth of the moment. But if you're not being completely truthful to the basis of the character, its not going to be funny.

I'm lucky I get to work a lot.

I was a big comic book fan from 13 on.

I don't aspire to direct like many actors. I would aspire most likely to do some writing, but I haven't had a chance to do that.

I'm thrilled to get hired every once in a while.

I've been able to do a lot of interesting things.

It's good for you to go somewhere that you wouldn't normally go.

My goal as an actor was to work - to be a working actor, whether it was in theater, and, well, I didn't even consider film and television when I was in New York, but what came along, came along.

You have to remind casting directors out here that you don't just do one thing. There's a lot of people who do just one thing.

The more you work, the more people see your work and would like to work with you, and vice versa.

Movies are an editor's medium.

My whole career, I've tried to bounce back and forth between everything, and not get typed out. I've done a pretty good job of not getting typed.

People are on their computers more than watching TV, because you can only watch voyeur TV, which is basically what reality shows are, for so long.