I get people saying, 'Opera is too large a canvas for me. I don't love it. I love movies that feel almost like documentaries,' in terms of artistic vocabularies of storytelling. I totally get that discussion; that makes sense to me.

More Quotes by Jeff Perry

We actors are an especially superstitious lot.

Actors usually respond to minor aspects of their own character or things that even feel disparate from themselves.

I've been blessed. Starting with Steppenwolf Theater and onward, learning from wonderful actors and getting to play with wonderful actors.

I went from rotary phone to Twitter. And was appalled at the notion.

I feel gigantic affection for all of Homeland Security at airports.

I'm pretty peaceful and calm and sweet.