“The person is a mystery. What I'm playing is the person so I really get to tell you and show you and communicate to you who I think the real person is and that real person is me. The most important thing is to play the human being you are creating, which is my job.” ThinkingHumansPersonsImportantRealPlayShowsJobsHuman BeingsMysteryCreatingImportant ThingsCommunicateReal Person Author:James Cromwell
“For my entire career, I wanted to be a director. When I was in the theater, it was very difficult to get directing jobs, and I fell into the acting by default. I got in the habit of accepting whatever came my way. Not things that I disagreed with, though. It's not like I had aspirations - well, I did have aspirations to play Hamlet, which I ended up doing.” WayWellsPlayWantedJobsDifficultActingAcceptingCareersHabitDirectorsTheaterMy WayAspirationDefault Author:James Cromwell
“I play an 89-year-old man whose wife has Alzheimer's in a movie called 'Still.' I play a World War II veteran, I acted with my son and it's called 'Memorial Day.'” MenWorldYearsStillsWarPlayWifeSonWar Of The WorldsMy SonOld ManWorld War IiWorld War IVeteranMemorialMemorial DayAlzheimerAlzheimer's Author:James Cromwell
