Quotes from Tony Todd

When I was a kid I really loved Humphrey Bogart. But when I was in theater school, Robert DeNiro was my go-to guy.

You know early on when you're given a gift that can keep you sane. That's what acting does for me. It keeps me honest and keeps me sane.

The black community has always been a fan of horror films, but in terms of the participants, they've been few and far between.

I've played four roles on 'Star Trek.' My favorite episode was 'The Visitor' on 'Deep Space Nine.'

Voiceover is probably the toughest of all the markets to get into. Everybody wants to do it because it's again three to five hours work. You can roll in there with your bedroom slippers and robe on if you wanted to. And it's fun.

Thank God for voiceover work.

I think people are getting more and more - unfortunately - inured to violence. People are like, less sensitive to things they should wake up about.

Worth' was a script that was sent to me, and I felt it was something different and important to do.

I get sent horror scripts every week and most of them are putrid. A lot of people think it's an easy medium but it's not. Not if you want to make ones that last.

I almost did 'Doctor Strange.' I went in to do a session to play Dormammu.

I remember my first professional paycheck. I couldn't keep it as a memento because I needed the money, but I have kept some of the residuals that I get. I got one the other day that was for two cents. I might put that in a frame.

I'm a big fan of advertising during sports events.

Yes, I would like to be involved in something that would hopefully be a blockbuster, but I'm interested in seeing new filmmakers telling new stories and to able to help them do that.

I was going to Hartford High School and when the theater bug hit, it hit hard and it saved my life. It gave me focus, direction and purpose.

I hustled my way through college playing pinball.

I collect Gottlieb games, and I play classic pinball.

It's weird how your friends chart things. First it's, 'When are you going to get a job?' Then as soon as things started to happen, it's, 'We're proud of you. You represent us.'

But the people who give me the best reality check are my children.

Even if you do a great performance, if you have a weak link in the film, that's all anyone remembers.

I tried the swimming team, but nobody came to the matches. But they did show up for the plays.

My first assignment was a curtain-puller for 'The Curious Savage.'

I'm ready to go up to the Danny Glover level.

But my career's so much deeper than just horror.

I had a great childhood. My priorities were straight.