Explore Quotes by William Petersen

Corporate Hollywood thinks I'm a geek to go back and do theater. They don't understand why I don't want to be a movie star, why I'm not pursuing Mel Gibson's roles.

I had panic attacks during rehearsal. There were times when I really thought I wasn't going to be able to do it.

A smart person is not one that knows the answers, but one who knows where to find them.

Grissom is a character who doesn't really want people poking around in his life. He likes to poke around in his work.

Now I'm seen by more people in one episode than I was in 20 years of theatre and movies. It's gratifying to have an impact on 25 million people a night, but I can say goodbye to my lunch-pail life as a working actor. I'm scared I might be a celebrity.