Dennis Christopher
Dennis Christopher
Dennis Christopheris an American film actor. He is best known for his roles in Breaking Away, Fade to Black, Chariots of Fireand Django Unchained. He has appeared in nearly 40 movies and made-for-TV movies since 1975...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth2 December 1955
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
andy best bill designing literally overlap period worked york
One of my best friends, Stephen Sprouse, Bill Dugan, and I worked designing clothes, doing every conceivable thing. New York was a really intoxicating period for me, literally and figuratively. There was a lot of overlap with Andy Warhol, Studio 54, and Halston.
complex directors great leading plays proud rewarding theater tremendous
There are always leading characters. There are always complex characters; there are very rewarding plays with great directors and tremendous playwrights, yeah. I've done a lot of things with theater that I'm very, very proud of.
theatre legends firsts
My first Broadway show was with Elizabeth Taylor and Maureen Stapleton. Maureen Stapleton, a legend in the theatre; Elizabeth Taylor, a legend, period.
people breaking-away kind
Breaking Away' was a great experience. It's the kind of movie that engenders a lot of goodwill from people.
proud done theater
I've done a lot of things with theater that I'm very, very proud of.
breaking-away cheat knows
Everybody cheats, I just didn't know.
art cover department front report script written
A script arrived, and on the front cover - scrawled really big, as if it were a book report - is 'Django Unchained, written by Quentin Tarantino.' And I thought, 'Well, no art department came up with this; this is Quentin's writing.'
handle happiness life loved quest
I had a handle on satisfaction, and I loved my career, but I didn't really know what happiness was. So I started on this quest to have a happy life.
beaten endlessly guess movies
I guess once you've seen Uma Thurman beaten up endlessly in the 'Kill Bill' movies, you think, 'If Uma can take it, what's the matter with me?'
money next rent
I'd always keep going back to the acting. Once the rent was paid, and the phone bill, the next money you had was for acting classes.
agile except sports unless
I'm not getting involved in sports anymore, except on film. I'm not agile unless a camera's going.
dominate life
I've done a lot of stage in my life, but I never had to dominate a stage for three hours.
money rejected
I've never chosen or rejected a role because of money.
drive left
In my drive to be the perfect artist, I've left a lot of living to the side.