David Morse
David Morse
David Bowditch Morseis an American actor, singer, director and writer. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack Morrison in the medical drama series St. Elsewhere. He continued his film career with roles in The Negotiator, Contact, The Green Mile, Disturbia, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Rock and 12 Monkeys...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth11 October 1953
CityBeverly, MA
CountryUnited States of America
With Sean Penn, he wants to be surprised. He doesn't necessarily want what he's written, although we'll do what he's written. He likes the danger of acting.
Philadelphia is my home. I felt homeless for quite a while. In LA, so much revolves around show business, I never felt it was a very balanced life.
I was stuck as a Boomer type in a lot of people's minds.
There's something wrong there, because if he was supposed to put 1,000 miles on it, I don't know when the hell he had the time to do it,
There's a different kind of satisfaction in helping a director achieve, you know, something like The Green Mile, which I thought was pretty terrific.
I've tried to let the work I do speak.
I've always tried to not let movie, television or theatre be all that my life is about. I've always tried to get involved in the community or my family now I have kids.
Young urbanites spend a lot of money--a lot more than they have. This generation is very, very materialistic compared to prior generations. It's not about spirituality and self-realization like the '60s. It's much more about having stuff as an expression of who you are as a person.
No matter how many people tell you, Save your money, when you've got a series, you never do. Somehow it doesn't seem important. Maybe it's because you've been without money for so long as an actor.
The problem of Americans lacking health insurance is worsening. Two years ago, there were 43 million uninsured. Now there are 46 million.
Implicitly when they make that request there's an expectation that it will be paid back,
By the time I could have played football, I was already into acting and that's what I wanted to do.
I'm very involved in the family's daily life. I drive the kids to school. I do father-son overnights. I do all the cooking when I'm home.
Home wasn't a pleasant place to live, growing up.