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
I just figured, "If I can do theater, agents will find their way."
Because I'd only done theater, that's really what I thought most of my life would be. I always figured that movies would be a part of it at some point. I didn't know how or when.
A lot of the things I've enjoyed the most and that I think have been the best are ensembles.
For a lot of people, if they're lucky, it begins with somebody who recognizes something in them.
I think that's really risky to make yourself unsexy, because the business demands that women be sexy.
What I didn't realize is that the writing process for comedies is that you do your table read, and if you aren't funny on that first day during the table read, they take your jokes away and give them to somebody else.
I'm not sure I always feel like I'm in the seat. Sometimes I'm only holding on by one hand and flying out behind the roller coaster. I don't know anybody who doesn't feel that way.
You get to the middle of a take that's going really well and the camera will run out of film. They have to stop you, apologize and then you've got to get things going all over again.
In my first film, I was a basketball player. Like every good actor, I lied when they asked me if I could play.
I'd never done any film or television. Well, I'd done one little stupid commercial in Boston when I was doing theater, but that was it.
I don't even know what TV star means. I know there's a difference in how people approach you, compared to movies. They feel OK coming up to you and sitting with you in a restaurant, unfortunately.
In independent film you tend to have stories that involve more of a community, and the smaller characters are important to the story.
I don't care about the money. I just need, as an actor, to do as many different things that I can to make me feel good about myself.
He didn't hardly ever wear a hat around here,