[quoted in the December 1976 issue of "Playgirl"] I don`t want to be known as a sex symbol. There`s a great stigma that goes with that tag. I want to be a Sam Elliott.
I think I might have been a more interesting actor, had more of a career earlier on, if I had more formal preparation. When I see something ten years later that I was in I think, "Boy, would I love to do that over."
I`m picky, very picky. I wanted to be an actor since I was nine years old and I figured that was only one way to ever have any longevity and that`s to be careful about what kind of work you do. You can work for money, do a lot of whatever comes your way a...
I was really happy that Ang Lee won the Best Director award, I got to know him very well on Hulk (2003). But I`m not the Brokeback Mountain (2005) crowd, what can I tell ya. I`m more of a purist. But at the same time, it`s a new day.
I`ve spent my entire career on horseback or on a motorcycle. It boxes you in, the way people perceive you. I read a lot of scripts. Most of `em go to other actors.
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[quoted in the December 1976 issue of "Playgirl"] I don`t want to be known as a sex symbol. There`s a great stigma that goes with that tag. I want to be a Sam Elliott.
