Quotes from Richard Jenkins

The end comes, no matter what. The only thing that matters is, how do you want to go out, on your feet or on your knees?

There's a lot of jobs that you can do that you can be miserable at. Making movies should not be one of them.

When I was about 12, I came home from middle school and told my parents I wanted to be an actor. My father didn't say it to me, but he told my mom, 'No. I'm not going to allow that. He'll starve to death.' I grew up in a small town in Illinois where being an actor was not something people did.

I like not knowing what's around the corner. It's always been that way, and maybe that's one of the reasons why I'm an actor.

I was an only child, and I spent a lot of time alone. My dad was an only child, too, so we didn't have a big family, and I was really close with both of my parents. Like any kid, I thought I knew more than they did.

When there is tension, arguments and money problems, it's tough to do your work. Some people thrive on that. I don't.