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22 quotes by Stephen Root

Stephen Root Root in 2009 Born (1951-11-17) November 17, 1951 (age 63) Sarasota, Florida, US Residence Los Angeles, California Education Vero Beach High School Alma mater University of Florida Occupation Actor Years active 1988–present Home town Vero Beach, Florida Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor and voice actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the TV sitcom NewsRadio, as Milton Waddams in the film...
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It's fun to do voiceover work, although you still have to act. But it doesn't involve memorizing lines, and you don't have to dress up.

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When I worked with Robin Williams, now there is improv! He is just as funny as you think he is. We did at least five or six takes of every scene... →

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People are on their computers more than watching TV, because you can only watch voyeur TV, which is basically what reality shows are, for so long.

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I'm more interested in knowing my cues than my lines. If you know what your cues are, then you know what your reaction is going to be to them.... →

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Researching real people and doing them, I think, is harder than anything else. You don't want to do a caricature of them and you don't want... →

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I don't aspire to direct like many actors. I would aspire most likely to do some writing, but I haven't had a chance to do that.

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I was a big comic book fan from 13 on.

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I would have to say News Radio is the highlight of my career. I love the character so much.

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I'm from New York, so I'm a big Howard Stern fan.

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I'm lucky I get to work a lot.

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I'm thrilled to get hired every once in a while.

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I've been able to do a lot of interesting things.

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It's good for you to go somewhere that you wouldn't normally go.

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