Peter Riegert Quotes

Peter Riegert

Profession : Actor

Birth : April 11, 1947

I got to learn from the American audience. Hearing what it is they're not getting. These are audiences, 35 to 40, an older demographic that controls seven to 10 trillion dollars. And the producers and distributors have convinced themselves this group doesn't go to the movies.

Peter Riegert

In 2000, I realized I had reached that certain age when the parts get scarcer. So I decided to try my hand at directing.

Peter Riegert

I adapted an O. Henry short story called 'By Courier,' which got nominated for a Best Short Subject Oscar.

Peter Riegert

Setting a movie in an earlier age gives it a mythical quality.

Peter Riegert

In 1962, the smallest things were upsetting to authority. It wasn't the Civil Rights Movement. It wasn't the Anti-war Movement. It was something else, but it was a harbinger of what was to come.

Peter Riegert