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18 quotes by Sam Waterston

Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor, producer and director. Among other roles, he is noted for his Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Sydney Schanberg in The Killing Fields (1984), and his Golden Globe-nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning role as Jack McCoy on the NBC television series Law & Order (1994-2010). He has been nominated for multiple Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA...
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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... →

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As for lawyers, it's more fun to play one than to be one.

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There is no problem that is not improved by effort, and no effort that is too paltry to be worth undertaking.

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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... →

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I'm sort of obsessed with the news. That is a syndrome. But I don't watch a whole lot of TV.

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I think the bait for doing something really is always the part.

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Good directors say, Here's where the play is. They stand by the heart of the matter. Some of them stand beside it.

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I came to New York in 1962 and it began to look like I might he able to make a living in 1972.

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I don't think playing a villain is my greatest talent.

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I enjoy listening to opera at home, occasionally, but I would much rather see it than just listen to it.

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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.

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I've been able to do things that allow me to hold my head up and still be popular.

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If I have to be typecast, I'd like it to be as Abraham Lincoln.

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