People have all these preconceptions about me. Whereas if you look at the roles, Henry Hill was the nicest guy in 'Goodfellas!' I was a nice guy too in the comedy 'Heartbreakers.' And I was a really sweet father to Johnny Depp in 'Blow!'
More Quotes by Ray Liotta
You could just do independent movies, but I like bigger kind of studio movies, at least some of them.
I haven't seen about half the movies I've done. You know, you've got to make a living, but some I don't get a good vibe with.
As soon as I became proactive in producing my own stuff, I started getting other roles.
The first script I got was Narc and I really responded to it; it reminded me of a '70s type movie, I really liked the characters, I didn't anticipate the ending.
When I read Copland, I really wanted Stallone's part.
Acting is playing pretend, playing a children's game at an adult level, but with children's rules. It's fun to play bad guys. I've never been in a fight in my life, so it's fun to play something that's different.