Joe Morton Quotes

Joe Morton — American Actor born on October 18, 1947,

Joseph Thomas "Joe" Morton, Jr. is an American stage, television, and film actor. He worked with film director John Sayles in The Brother from Another Planet, City of Hope and Lone Star. Other films he appeared in include Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Of Mice and Men, Speed, Apt Pupil, What Lies Beneath, Ali, Paycheck, Stealth and American Gangster. In 2014, Morton won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role in Scandal, and is known for playing the role of Henry Deacon on the popular TV series Eureka... (wikipedia)

When I started off many years ago, I made a determination that there were certain roles I didn't want to play.

Basically, the actor's job is to pay attention to the script.

I love doing movies but I loved doing theatre just as much.

I think it talks about that there needs to be some proactive attack against drugs infiltrating our culture.

I would love to play the villain, but again, it sort of what happens in this industry.