If you take life at face value, it loses its luster pretty quickly. If you go after it, you get more out of it.

Quote by Christopher Meloni

Topics: Christopher Meloni Quotes

I didn't get into acting to be a public service announcer or an advocate and...

I didn't get into acting to be a public service announcer or an advocate and...

I think to be a successful comic, you have to be exceptionally smart and exceptionally...

I think to be a successful comic, you have to be exceptionally smart and exceptionally...

But I came from a conservative Republican background.

But I came from a conservative Republican background.

But when you're a working actor - and that's what you keep saying in your...

But when you're a working actor - and that's what you keep saying in your...

Look, I hate to sound like Pollyanna, but I literally can't wait to get to...

Look, I hate to sound like Pollyanna, but I literally can't wait to get to...

My mother raised three children on her own and my dad was a doctor working...

My mother raised three children on her own and my dad was a doctor working...

I'm always learning from experiences because each one is different and there are different players...

I'm always learning from experiences because each one is different and there are different players...

I've written a couple screenplays and half-finished plays.

I've written a couple screenplays and half-finished plays.

It's just nice to work hard and be rewarded, which is having lots of people...

It's just nice to work hard and be rewarded, which is having lots of people...

How that works is our first season was the year we had a threatened writers'...

How that works is our first season was the year we had a threatened writers'...

I really love to act; I love everything about it. I've never had this addiction...

I really love to act; I love everything about it. I've never had this addiction...

Crime is one of the leads of the show. If there's ever anything that deals...

Crime is one of the leads of the show. If there's ever anything that deals...

I never find sincerity offensive... so, be sincere.

I never find sincerity offensive... so, be sincere.

I love feeling the crispness of fall and the sensuality of spring.

I love feeling the crispness of fall and the sensuality of spring.

The surprising thing about fatherhood was finding my inner mush. Now I want to share...

The surprising thing about fatherhood was finding my inner mush. Now I want to share...

I've got the best of all worlds. It's every actor's dream to wake up in...

I've got the best of all worlds. It's every actor's dream to wake up in...

You can be childlike without being childish.

You can be childlike without being childish.

I rarely see one of the 'summer blockbuster' movies. I'd like to see a stronger...

I rarely see one of the 'summer blockbuster' movies. I'd like to see a stronger...

I still have a dream of one day - I would love to hire a...

I still have a dream of one day - I would love to hire a...

My first thought when I came here was that I understood why there are so...

My first thought when I came here was that I understood why there are so...