Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwellis an American actor known for independent and mainstream films...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth5 November 1968
CityDaly City, CA
CountryUnited States of America
parent cuckoos pieces
I had those kind of parents where I watched all of these very sophisticated movies: 'Five Easy Pieces', 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.'
dumb zombie zombie-movie
I'm not going to just do a dumb zombie movie, although I love zombie movies.
like-you calories used
You hit 41 and you don't burn calories like you used to.
years done
I've done so many independents for so many years. Leads that nobody's seen.
editors magic painter
An editor is like a painter. There is a magic in that.
daydream imagination mainly sort studied teaches technique using
I've studied a technique called the Sanford Miesner technique, that teaches you how to focus. It's mainly about daydreaming. And the technique's really about imaginary circumstances. Using your imagination to sort of daydream about stuff. It makes you emotional in a scene.
break brown danced girlfriend good james
I used to break dance. I can do some good James Brown footwork. But now I think I've danced too much. My girlfriend made fun of me: 'Enough with the dancing.'
brando god journeyman people talent touched work
I think of myself as a journeyman actor. I've got some talent and I work hard, but people like Brando or Pacino - those people are touched by God.
age clark knew might
Clark Gregg and I are around the same age. He has been an actor and is a writer. But with a first-time director, there is a way to talk about things they might not know. Because Clark was an actor, though, he knew more about the process than most first-time directors.
people
Some actors don't want to, but I prefer to. I like to collaborate. Sometimes you have to keep it to yourself, and people want to do their own thing.
ageing reverse spent
After 40, you want to reverse the ageing process. That's complicated for me because I spent so many years wanting to be older.
people
I always do drama. It's just that some people laugh at it and some people cry.
age mom saw theater
I saw things at an early age because my mom was a theater actress. I did a play with her when I was 10 years old.
became glenn great later
I think a lot of theater actors that were great, like Walken or Glenn Close, later became film actors.