Tom Noonan (born April 12, 1951) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter, perhaps best known for his role in the popular Michael Mann film Manhunter. Read full biography of Tom Noonan →
Making 'bad people' seem human is the key to making them really scary.
Everybody has a lot of darkness in them because without that you're not a whole person.
I tend to be very private. It's easier for me. When you're acting, you're very susceptible to comments that somebody makes, so if they... →
I don't think you go to a play to forget, or to a movie to be distracted. I think life generally is a distraction and that going to a movie is a... →
I think that's what happens when you get scared, and you're rushing, and you don't have time. Rather than cut things out and take a... →
When I first started acting, somebody once said to me that anything that is a problem that prevents you from getting a job will eventually be a... →
I've always been a know-it-all. I drive a lot of people a bit crazy. But I can't seem to help it.
To me, acting doesn't really feel that different, one job to another.
I think I probably have a creepy kind of scary quality. Otherwise, I wouldn't get jobs. But I also think it has a little bit to do with... →
I've done a lot of action movies, and there has to be a certain amount of emotion in the actual performing of the stunt. It doesn't have to... →
When I was a little kid, no matter what my parents told me, I would always argue - even if I agreed with them. And I've always been a show-off.... →