If someone asked for advice on being an actor I'd say "Don't. It's a hard life." And if they walked away I'd be happy to have spared them years of mi…

- Bill Oberst Jr.

Ask questions. Listen. Be quiet. Be willing to make a fool of yourself. Be willing to be completely exposed and to give all you've got and to be reje…

- Bill Oberst Jr.

Lincoln is me. He is America. He is what makes us a great nation and a dangerous nation, all wrapped up in one man.

- Bill Oberst Jr.

The fact that Abraham Lincoln ever, ever became President is either a freak accident of history... or destiny; God's providence to America.

- Bill Oberst Jr.

All you have to do to be a camera actor is tell the truth.

- Bill Oberst Jr.

Lincoln could be on the moon. He's still Lincoln.

- Bill Oberst Jr.

The live audience is a blind date. The camera is a hungry lover. One wants to be wined and dined and seduced and then decide where the evening will g…

- Bill Oberst Jr.

Abraham Lincoln was a melancholy man, so he had a dark side that appeals to horror fans.

- Bill Oberst Jr.

Abraham Lincoln is resolute, honest, has the best interest of the nation at heart, and he's as ugly as homemade Sunday sin, so he is modest, too. I'd…

- Bill Oberst Jr.