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For me, acting is all about the aesthetic. I just want to keep honing my craft. Not that I'm taking myself too seriously, but every artist should consider himself Picasso. Otherwise, you're doing yourself an injustice. ↗

— Giovanni Ribisi

#acting #aesthetic #artist #consider #craft

My whole act is off the top of my head. ↗

— Don Rickles

#head #off #top #whole

If you want to be an actor, you have to do it because you love acting, not because you want to be a celebrity. ↗

— Alfonso Ribeiro

#actor #because #celebrity #love #want

As long as we can tell stories about our ability to survive, the more we will hope, not self-destruct. ↗

— Christina Ricci

#about #hope #long #more #our

I just consider myself a committed actor. If a movie is a success, that's great; I'm happy for that. But I've learned just to concentrate on my job and do the best that I can. ↗

— Giovanni Ribisi

#best #committed #concentrate #consider #great

If I had to choose criteria, for me, it's about first the director. I want to be a part of something that's good and intellectually challenging. After the director it's the character and the story. That's the deal for me. ↗

— Giovanni Ribisi

#after #challenging #character #choose #criteria

My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw at least one or two movies a week; they were film buffs, so I guess it just rubbed off on me. And now it's kind of become a way of life for me. ↗

— Giovanni Ribisi

#become #begging #father #film #four

You have to take into account it was the cell phone that became what the modern-day concept of a phone call is, and this is a device that's attached to your hip 24/7. Before that there was 'leave a message' and before that there was 'hopefully you're home.' ↗

— Giovanni Ribisi

#attached #became #before #call #cell

Good is the director who lets you do what you have to do. ↗

— Marc Ribot

#good #lets #who #you

If there ever is government-run health care, the first ones to sign up should be the president and every member of Congress, including myself. You should be able to keep the insurance you've got today, if you like it, and always choose your own doctor. ↗

— Mike Ross

#always #care #choose #congress #doctor