Eric Roberts Quotes

"I do like the idea of putting something comical into an intense drama, and being intense in absurd circumstances within a comedy."

"My life is going to kill me. We all get angry when we realize that. But the anger is fear."

I ride my horses three to four times a week.

Star 80 changed my life and my career.

And I`m as attached to my wife as anybody can be to another human being.

But if you love animals for all the right reasons- and that`s just love and affection- then you`re going to go after animals who need you.

Sometimes movie-making happens like clockwork; other times, like a car accident.

Well, I quit smoking three weeks ago and I had a hard day today not smoking.

The earth is a great big orphanage for most animals.

Rescuing animals is the only way to go.

But I had a white cat named Mercedes, who lived to be 16, who I got on the way home from the hospital after my automobile accident.

I did have a dog for a few years when I was little, but then just really had cats until I was about 21.

I`m a real bore.

Years later I made a movie with Wayne Newton, who has Arabians.

And then I bought my own horse, which I had until it died.

I`m hoping to get out of playing evil incarnate people, and hopefully play more people like myself. I hope people see me as likeable.

We consider all our animals to be our kids.

My first four roles were all nice guys, Raggedy Man being one of them.

I think maybe Mr. Sinise and Mr. Bacon have slightly bigger egos than I do.

We loved being in Russia and would love to go back again, especially to visit my namesake.

Yeah, some of my college friends and I have been tinkering around for years, you know, just for fun.

As I`ve gotten older I look like a man, finally.

I have a movie coming out called Spun, which will be at the Toronto Film Fest.

The point of my explanation is I`m very subjective when it comes to describing my characters: they are all a little bit a part of me from the outside in or the inside out - but to put your mind at ease, I built Paul Snider from the outside in.

But the thing about bad guys is that they have the biggest bosomed blond, they have great clothes and cars, and get great death scenes.

My wife and I have so much fun when we travel and find anything... like stray cats and squirrels.

Another play I want to do is Burn This, again on stage. I`d actually love to do Burn This on-stage again - one of my hopes to make it as a movie too.

But I can`t remember who is in my CD player now.

Sylvester Stallone is very funny and he`s a great guy to hang out with.

I`m really good with fighting with my feet.