Quotes from Christian Slater

Art does imitate life, it has to come from somewhere. To put boundaries and limitations on it doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

I've always been fond of Winona Ryder.

The movies I've made at a certain time of my life were exactly right for the stage of my life, the frame of mind I was in at the time. Each character I've had to play has been me in that time in my life.

If I'm backed into a corner, the first thing that comes to mind is the robot from Forbidden Planet. But that could be me trying to be kitschy, cool, and cultural, because the real answer is R2D2.

My family was amazing; they exposed me to the world of show business, and, boy, it was the '70s and I got to spend a lot of time backstage at theaters and see the inner workings of how this entertainment industry is really put together.

How do I feel about being a star now? Well I still try to live life and enjoy what I am doing.

Having kids certainly gets me to ask the question, 'Who is the adult here, and who is the kid?'

Sometimes you can tell a wise person not only by what he says but also by what he doesn't say. Remember, it is much better to say little than to say too much and regret it later.

I'm not a religious person by any means. But I certainly believe in some kind of a higher power and something looking out for me. I've definitely had angels that have either guided me or helped me through moments in my life, without a doubt.

I took a lot of time off after Mobsters and although I did something I had never done before, which was to direct a play, The Laughter Epidemic, it felt like a vacation.

Theater was definitely part of my roots. My father would take me to plays, and then my mother was always on the lookout for other talent and taking me to see plays. I saw Frank Langella in 'Dracula'... Great, great performances. I was a theater rat, hanging out backstage.

It's great, getting the scripts and working with somebody like Sam Esmail, who is such a great leader.

If you can help guide somebody through a challenging moment because you've been there, that ends up becoming a great gift.

I was always such an incredible fan of John Woo, I just wanted to do this film with him.

The way I see it, if you're going to make an action movie, you've got to make one with John Woo.

I've calmed down, certainly, from the days of being 18, but I'm still having a good time.

Eighty-five per cent of the time, people want to talk about 'True Romance.' That's the film I've made that really seems to have stuck with people.

It doesn't matter who we are, how rich we are, how poor we are, famous or not famous, we all have a short window of time here on the planet and what are we going to do with it?

I've been taking my time now between projects looking for stuff that has a little bit more substance, that isn't surface. Some of the films that I've done in the past really were surface.

There was a time when I felt I should do everything that was offered to me, you know, ride the wave.

Jail was a result of me not taking time for myself. So I was forced to take some time for myself.

I did regret not graduating high school, but I made a point of going back and getting my GED later. It was important for my kids.

I want to do films I can relate to emotionally.

My dad was a theater actor, so I would follow him backstage. And my mom was a casting director. The moment I heard the applause and realized it would get me out of school, I was hooked.