Ronny Cox

“The great thing about being a character actor is you know that you can be a character - you can look different, you can be a different person, you can have a different voice, you can have a different everything.”

“Music has always been a part of my life, but I was a folklorist. I was a storyteller.”

“The thing that I've always tried to do is to be true to myself. And I think that's the most important thing.”

“I have been a performer for a long time, but I am not a celebrity. I am a player.”

“I'm not a star. I'm a character actor. That's what I am.”

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

“I don't think of myself as a movie star. I think of myself as a working actor.”

“I love to tell stories. That's what I do. I'm a storyteller.”

“The older I get, the more I realize that the only thing that really matters is the people you love.”

“I think the thing about 'Deliverance' that was so profound is that it was a film about our baser instincts.”