Ricky Schroder
Ricky Schroder
Richard Bartlett "Ricky" Schroder, Jr.is an American actor and film director. He debuted in the film The Champ, going on to become a child star on the sitcom Silver Spoons. He has continued acting as an adult, notably on the western miniseries Lonesome Dove, and the crime-drama series NYPD Blue...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth13 April 1970
CountryUnited States of America
fortunate
I've had a very fortunate career and I've loved every moment of it.
cared money needed saw
I never cared about money because I never needed money, you know what I mean? When I was 12 to 17 I never saw any of the money, so the money never motivated me.
discovered life opened six weeks wrote
There were always moments where I'd say, 'What else can I do with my life?' But when I was 30 years old and discovered I could write - I wrote 'Black Cloud' in six weeks - it opened up a whole new world for me.
appear easy full great network outsiders producers runs work
Working on 'NYPD Blue' and '24', those two series, I did full runs on those. It's great work, but everything has to align. The producers have to want you; the network has to want you; there has to be great writing; and it's not as easy as it may appear to the outsiders to make all those things align.
struggle thinking years
I think my family's watched me over the years in my career, in my pursuit of my career, and they've seen the challenges and the struggles that come with being an actor, with being a writer and a director, and the challenges of morphing my career in from just being an actor into a writer/director.
nashville interesting people
Nashville feels like a big little town to me. It's got lots of culture and lots of interesting things to do and lots of interesting people. At the same time, it feels very small and tight-knit and very close. Everyone feels like they know each other.
trying savages culture
In the John Wayne movies, the Indians were savages that were trying to scalp you. That culture has really suffered because of the stereotype you see in those westerns.
growing-up father blessed
I've been very blessed. My parents always told me I could be anything I wanted. When you grow up in a household like that, you learn to believe in yourself.
fighting roots succeed
I feel like I'm a fighter. I've fought my whole life to get to where I'm at. I like fight movies. When someone gets knocked down, I like to root for him to succeed.
ships directors helping
I love being on set, because I've basically grown up on a set. And now I love to contribute as a director and help steer the ship, if you will.
friday halloween heart
I love horror. I love 'The Shining,' 'Friday the 13th,' 'Halloween,' all those kinds of things. I love zombies, especially '28 Days Later' and '28 Weeks Later,' where the zombies are going faster than the George Romero ones. I love being scared; there's something that's awesome about your heart rate going up like that.
directors example want
Directing, I just feel comfortable. I know what I want. I know what I want from my crew. I lead by example. I have limitless energy as a director.
actors tough our-relationship
I can be tough on actors, but I also let them know early on in our relationship what I expect from them.
careers reins
I didn't take the reins of my career until I was about 21, and I've been in charge since then.