Ben Foster quotes
Born
October 29, 1980, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation
Actor.
Ben Foster is an American actor. He is known for his versatile performances in both film and television. Foster has had notable roles in films such as Bang Bang You’re Dead, 3:10 to Yuma, Hell or High Water and Leave No Trace. He has also appeared in several television shows like Six Feet Under and The Punisher.
There’s a lot to learn from the family of a soldier as much as the soldier. Actually, ‘warrior’ is a better word.
– Ben Foster
I think a long-term TV show is probably not for me, but doing a few years of something could be interesting.
– Ben Foster
I would come home from school every Wednesday, order pizza, and watch ‘X-Files.’ I was devoted.
– Ben Foster
I don’t think I’m particularly shy. I just don’t like being front and center as myself.
– Ben Foster
My job is all about defending the people that I play.
– Ben Foster
Usually, I’ll drop twenty to forty per cent of the dialogue – you can do so much with gesture. I’m still waiting to do a silent film.
– Ben Foster
People tell me I look angry. I thought my dad was mad at me his whole life, but it turns out that was just his mug – and I inherited it.
– Ben Foster
The roles I’m interested in or have been interested in, you know, it’s going to get down to conflict. Drama is conflict – conflict of interests.
– Ben Foster
I like physical jobs. I like moving my body around. I like testing it. Lets you feel like you’ve done something.
– Ben Foster
I don’t like to rehearse, and the film-makers that I have been drawn to are interested in provoking something between people rather than nailing a scene in advance.
– Ben Foster
The heat around young actors burns out. Natural ability and magnetism only get you so far. The rest is hard work.
– Ben Foster
My heroes were always Looney Toons, Robin Williams, the Three Stooges. I think everything I do is kinda funny. I think I’m sort of ridiculous.
– Ben Foster
The heat around young actors burns out. Natural ability and magnetism only get you so far. The rest is hard work.
– Ben Foster
I’m so sick of sarcasm and irony, I could kill! Sincerely, the real root of things is love and sacrifice.
– Ben Foster
I’m not going to beat this life. It’s gonna get me in the end. So accepting that is a real freedom and finding a joy in working that I haven’t allowed myself before.
– Ben Foster