I came to New York in 1962 ...

I came to New York in 1962 and it began to look like I might he able to make a living in 1972.
 Sam Waterston

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I've been able to do things that allow me to hold my head up and still be popular.
 Sam Waterston
If I have to be typecast, I'd like it to be as Abraham Lincoln.
 Sam Waterston
The Killing Fields, my character's teachings frame the movie and the argument of his lectures is the challenge of dealing with the painfulness of life in the absence of faith.
 Sam Waterston
I literally was saved by a role, from becoming a cab driver. I never did have to wait tables, though, so looking back I guess I had it pretty soft.
 Sam Waterston
If you're not moving forward, you're falling back.
 Sam Waterston