I got a note from my father, who said that Success is wonderful, if you don’t inhale. That was his own aphorism, and I think it’s the very best thing he could have said to me or anyone else on the subject. – Sam Waterston
I enjoy listening to opera at home, occasionally, but I would much rather see it than just listen to it. – Sam Waterston
Obviously the first roles that you’re proud of are the ones that everybody else liked too. – Sam Waterston
I came to New York in 1962 and it began to look like I might he able to make a living in 1972. – Sam Waterston
If there’s any business that instructs you in the strong hand of fate, it’s show business. You can plan and plan, but it’s what happens to you that really determines what your career will be like. – Sam Waterston
There is no problem that is not improved by effort, and no effort that is too paltry to be worth undertaking. – Sam Waterston
I literally was saved by a role, from becoming a cab driver. I never did have to wait tables, though, so looking back I guess I had it pretty soft. – Sam Waterston
If you’re going to be born ugly and be an actor – the least they can do is let you play Lincoln. – Sam Waterston
I’ve always done what I thought was good if I could live on what they were offering-and sometimes if I couldn’t. So even when I was broke, my career didn’t lack for interest. – Sam Waterston
I’m sort of obsessed with the news. That is a syndrome. But I don’t watch a whole lot of TV. – Sam Waterston
Good directors say, Here’s where the play is. They stand by the heart of the matter. Some of them stand beside it. – Sam Waterston
