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

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

It never occurs to me that acting with a superstar is something to worry about. I figure the bigger the better because more will be demanded of me.

From Peter Riegert

It's a very neurotic time we live in, this postanalytical period where everybody goes to a shrink to solve their problems.

From Peter Riegert

I think when you're younger, as an actor you have much more of a notion that you are doing something to the audience. But with experience, I think you begin to worry less about what the audience's experience is and concentrate on working with the other actors, and that tends to let the audience do more work.

From Peter Riegert

Ease is something that I think many admire in other people, in sports or whatever it may be.

From Peter Riegert

We don't think of them as acting, but we take on certain characteristics based on where we function, and those relationships draw out aspects of who we are as people. And that's what acting is. Different parts draw out different parts of your nature.

From Peter Riegert

I did 'Animal House' in 1978, then 'Local Hero' in 1983, and then in '88, 'Crossing Delancey.' And I realized that every three to five years, you need a big role to put you into the national psyche.

From Peter Riegert

When you get older, unless you're a huge star, the parts become less and the competition becomes greater. Because the guys left standing are the best.

From Peter Riegert

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.'

From Peter Riegert

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