Explore Quotes by James Spader

If I dont need the money, I dont work. Im going to spend time with my family and friends, and Im going to travel and read and listen to music and try to learn a little bit more about how to be a human being, as opposed to learning how to be somebody else.

Love is the one emotion actors allow themselves to believe.

Acting is easy and fun. You earn a lot of money, and you bang out with girls. The profession is given tremendous significance within our society, but it's not really worthy of it.

The first perk of theatre is the girls.

Acting is a great way to make a living, especially when I consider what my alternatives were and probably still are. I mean, you are only making movies. It is a lot less pressure than being a surgeon; although it seemed like the only other thing that I was qualified for was manual labour.

I lost interest in firearms because we had a dog that was scared to death of the sound of a rifle shot.

I don't think movies or television have any basis in reality at all. It's all just pretend. That's what's fun about it.