Ed Harris
Ed Harris
Edward Allen "Ed" Harrisis an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is known for his performances in films such as The Right Stuff, The Abyss, Glengarry Glen Ross, Nixon, The Rock, A Beautiful Mind, Enemy at the Gates, Radio, A History of Violence, Gone Baby Gone, The Way Back, Man on a Ledge, Gravity, and Run All Night. Harris is set to star in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's upcoming Starz drama series The One Percent...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth28 November 1950
CityEnglewood, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
I had some really dear friends who died from AIDS-one in particular. His family wasn't around and he didn't have many friends. I spent a lot of time with him in his later days.
You have to be willing to expose yourself, at least to yourself, to get to some kind of truth about a character.
I made career decisions that came from the part of me who wanted to shun the limelight.
I listen to National Public Radio, which, to me at least, presents the most rounded view of things.
I have a tight family group that's really important to me. I don't want to work all the time.
Seeing what happens when you rip yourself open is what your job is all about
Hippy, you think everything is a conspiracy. Everything is!
If I started worrying about how my constituents are going to react to every move I make, I wouldn't be able to do my job here. I'll do what I think is right and explain it later.
You get three hours' sleep and then you start all over again. Relentless. Pre-production was almost harder than filming. I was all over the city every day. It was really exhausting.
I like to act with people that know what they're doing.
When Bush first got elected, the very first time there was talk of going to war with Iraq, the mainstream media gave his position total credibility. I didn't get it then, and I don't get it now
The principals here are all very experienced; the teachers are very experienced. They're looking out for our kids all the time, and they've got strong radar.
Pollock said several times that he couldn't separate himself from his art. Not knowing much about modern art when I began to read about him, I was much more his persona - his struggles as a human being - that was interesting to me.
I love this country very much, and I'm proud to live here, but I think our current administration is extreme. These are not merely conservative people, these are extreme right-wing people.