“My daughter's wanted to be an actress since she was six years old, but I didn't want her to go through the same experiences as I did as a child actor.” WantYearsChildrenWantedActorsSixDaughterActressesMy DaughterSix Year OldsChild Actors Author:Ricky Schroder
“I worked with creative people who were very demanding of me, and they helped me reach performances that I never could have gotten on my own without being pushed and having trust in them. And so I know the best way to get the best performance of an actor, and that's not to coddle them or to baby them. It's to help them; it's to push them.” PeopleKnowsWayHelpingActorsMy OwnCreativeBabyPerformancesBest WayCreative PeopleBest Performance Author:Ricky Schroder
“I think my family's watched me over the years in my career, in my pursuit of my career, and they've seen the challenges and the struggles that come with being an actor, with being a writer and a director, and the challenges of morphing my career in from just being an actor into a writer/director.” ThinkingYearsActorsChallengesCareersStruggleDirectorsMy FamilyPursuitJust BeingMorphing Author:Ricky Schroder
“As a young actor, there's a very small group of kids, just a handful. As you get older, all of a sudden, there's a bunch of guys your age that work. It's a very different experience when you used to be on the short list because you were young and there's only so many kids that can do the work and then all of a sudden you're in your twenties and thirties and there's a whole bunch of guys that can do your work.” DifferentWholeKidsAgeYoungUsedGuyActorsCan DoGroupsTwentiesListsBunchUsed To BeWorking ItHandfulSmall GroupsYoung ActorsDifferent Experiences Author:Ricky Schroder
“I know when an actor is giving it his/her all and when they're just phoning it in.” KnowsGivingActors Author:Ricky Schroder
“I'm very loving and supporting of my actors. I also expect them to show up prepared, happy to be there, and give their all as I do as an actor.” GivingShowsActorsPrepared Author:Ricky Schroder
“I can be tough on actors, but I also let them know early on in our relationship what I expect from them.” KnowsI CanActorsToughOur Relationship Author:Ricky Schroder
“An actor is like an instrument, tune them, play them the right way.” WayPlayActorsInstrumentsTunesRight Way Author:Ricky Schroder
“My career was full of struggles and dreams, disappointments and peaks and valleys. But there was no Twitter, no Facebook or TMZ. Young actors could make mistakes and not become the focus of tabloids.” DreamYoungActorsMistakeCareersStruggleFocusDisappointmentMaking MistakesValleysTabloidsYoung ActorsPeaks And Valleys Author:Ricky Schroder
“I have a career I am proud of as a child actor. I'm not running away from it or embarassed with anything I did.” ChildrenRunningActorsCareersProudRunning AwayChild Actors Author:Ricky Schroder
“I weren't an actor, I'd be a wildlife biologist or forest ranger.” ActorsForestsWildlifeRangersBiologist Author:Ricky Schroder
“It's difficult being a child actor. I don't think everything beautiful has to be exploited. Some things can be beautiful and left beautiful.” ThinkingChildrenBeautifulActorsLeftDifficultChild Actors Author:Ricky Schroder
“I'm really into sci-fi. The reason I'm an actor is because of Star Wars - I saw that and I knew that's what I wanted to do. But most of the projects I'm offered as an actor are straightforward dramas, so I haven't really been given a chance to do that kind of role.” KindWarReasonWantedActorsGivenStarsChanceRolesSawsHavensDramaProjectsSci FiStraightforwardGiven A Chance Author:Ricky Schroder
