1.
As a dad, he thinks that his philosophy is morally correct. He has no conscience whatsoever about letting his kids put a penny in a light socket to find out electricity is not so good for you, and if you want to learn how to swim, you have to be thrown into the deep end.
Stacy Keach
2.
I asked him a number of questions and I got some very interesting answers. Ken's heroes, according to Christopher, would be people like John Wayne, of course.
Stacy Keach
3.
I love the theater and I particularly love the classical theater and I love doing Shakespeare. It pays the soul, but it doesn't pay the rent.
Stacy Keach
4.
To have the freedom to be able to make choices is something I guess every actor aspires to. Most actors don't have those kind of choices. If the part comes along, they take it.
Stacy Keach
5.
I enjoy directing, but I really like acting more. The idea of controlling the whole thing is not something that really appeals to me as much as being able to just control the world of the character that I'm dealing with.
Stacy Keach
6.
My objective was to have as varied a selection of roles as possible. It probably did hurt my career.
Stacy Keach
7.
My strength as an actor is in the theater - I know that about myself. Some actors get onstage and vanish, but I'm much better there than I am on screen.
Stacy Keach
8.
Being a late bloomer, I really didn't have any interest in children until my late 30s, but I'm so happy I didn't go through life without that experience.
Stacy Keach
9.
Actors, it's very hard for them to make value judgments when they play characters. It's very dangerous if you start thinking of yourself as a bad guy.
Stacy Keach
10.
People want to typecast you; it's human nature.
Stacy Keach
11.
I look for characters who are emotionally driven.
Stacy Keach
12.
I've got to put my kids through school. And I like the security of working every day, which is what television is about.
Stacy Keach
13.
Actors make choices for different reasons.
Stacy Keach
14.
Where were they when the Russians went down?
Stacy Keach
15.
I wanted to be Laurence Olivier, basically, to be a great classical actor, and also be able to do modern things.
Stacy Keach