Peter Riegert Quotes

Peter Riegert — American Actor born on April 11, 1947,

Peter Riegert is an American actor, screenwriter and film director, known for his roles as Donald "Boon" Schoenstein in Animal House, "Mac" MacIntyre in Local Hero, the fast talking gangster Aldo in Oscar and the tough Lt. Kellaway in The Mask. He directed the 2000 short film By Courier and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film, shared with producer Ericka Frederick. On television, he had a recurring role as crooked New Jersey State Assemblyman Ronald Zellman in seasons three and four of the HBO series The Sopranos and appeared as George Moore in the first season of the FX series Damages.. (wikipedia)

There are times when you have to fight for something you believe in, that you love.

You have to have an ego to be an actor, but you need an ego just to get through life! Unless you want to sit on a corner and suck your thumb, it takes a healthy ego to get up in the morning and say, 'I deserve to be here.'

As a matter of fact, part of being Jewish is the whole question of what it is to be a Jew.

I like Guinness, and that will make anyone Irish. That and soda bread, and I'm good to go.

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