Richard Masur

“There are very few things in my life that I've been a part of that are iconic, and 'The Thing' is one of them.”

“I mean, I'm a working actor. I do what I'm told.”

“The ability to be a working actor is a great gift. And there's a responsibility that comes with that.”

“We [actors] are not talking about a widget here, we're talking about a person's identity.”

“The union is the membership. It's not a building, it's not the staff. It's the members.”

“I never wanted to be a star. I just wanted to be a working actor.”

“You have to have a thick skin in this business. Rejection is a constant.”

“The issues we were dealing with [at SAG] then are the same issues they're dealing with now, just amplified by technology.”

“My job is to serve the story. That's always been my primary focus.”

“The great thing about being a character actor is the diversity of roles you get to play.”