Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actor David Caruso.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
David Stephen Caruso is a retired American actor and producer, best known for his roles as Detective John Kelly on the ABC crime drama NYPD Blue (1993–94) and Lieutenant Horatio Caine on the CBS series CSI: Miami (2002–2012). He appears in the feature films An Officer and a Gentleman, First Blood, Twins (1988), Kiss of Death (1995) and Proof of Life (2000).
Having a little boy has taken me to a very deep place. I am starting to realize everything I ever worried about was such a waste of time.
Not to sound too pathetic, but there have been long stretches where I haven't been able to get a job.
Television, as you know, can kind of jettison you into a whole new world.
Any story you've heard of my behavior is probably true.
Miami is one of the great cultural melting pots in the world. I love working and living here.
It's taken me a long time to get back into the industry. People were not really open to me working, or being a part of the industry.
I went from a guy, kind of a working actor, a supporting player, to magazine covers and being offered the studio pictures really quickly. Nobody was comfortable with it. I wasn't really comfortable with it.
My visibility may have gotten Hollywood to redefine what's attractive.
Red hair stigmatizes you.
It really comes down to the fact that, because I was perceived as a bad guy for leaving the show, I think people were rooting against the movies. That was really unfortunate.
If you're not willing to risk, there are no rewards.
I learned that unemployment can be the great educator.
I was a guy who abandoned a TV show. I didn't care about people.
In Hollywood, if you have any success, you have this fear: What do you have to do to hang onto it?
Women are not totally nauseous after seeing me.
For me the most important thing is to continue to work with the best people that I can find, and that will have me.
It is very important to understand that emotional intelligence is not the opposite of intelligence, it is not the triumph of heart over head - it is the unique intersection of both.
The key to success is having some discipline, .. You don't have to be rocket scientist.
A dirty word in the film business right now is intelligence.
I've collected Andy Warhol art for years now I have two portraits of myself done by Steve Kaufman.
To me there's a difference between success and satisfaction. A lot of people have success and no satisfaction. I'm after satisfaction. I
I'm not a movie-based person, in terms of how it affects my career, the industry. I don't care about that. I probably haven't been too smart about that.