List of William Petersen Quotes

I Can't Figure Out How They Decide On Those Things. So I Don't Have Any Regrets About Anything That I Did That Didn't Get A Lot Of People To See It.

Writing Is A Vessel...with Readers The Ocean And Authors As Its Sails.

I Had Panic Attacks During Rehearsal. There Were Times When I Really Thought I Wasn't Going To Be Able To Do It.

Grissom Is A Character Who Doesn't Really Want People Poking Around In His Life. He Likes To Poke Around In His Work.

If I Stayed A Football Player, My Career Would Have Been Over 20 Years Ago. As It Is, My Knees Are Shot. I Found I Got The Same Good Feeling In Acting That I Had In Sports, But I Found I Could Have A More Profound Impact On People.

One Of The Things I Love About Theater, One Of The Reasons I'll Never Give It Up, Is That It's Fifty Percent The Audience's Responsibility.

I Want To Live And Work In Chicago For The Rest Of My Life. You Know When You Were Growing Up And You Wanted To Become President? What I Want Now Is To Be Mayor Of This Damned Town In Ten Years.

I've Been Telling Anybody Who Would Listen That I Wanted To Do A Series For The Last 10 Years. But I Wouldn't Do It If I Was Just Another Cop Pushing Bad Guys Up Against The Wall.

If I Could Change On Thing About Myself, I Would: Have Better Knees. Mine Are Shot Because Of Injuries. You're Only As Good As Your Legs, Whether You're An Athlete Or An Actor.

Now I'm Seen By More People In One Episode Than I Was In 20 Years Of Theatre And Movies. It's Gratifying To Have An Impact On 25 Million People A Night, But I Can Say Goodbye To My Lunch-pail Life As A Working Actor. I'm Scared I Might Be A Celebrity.

I Get A Lot Of Stuff From Germany - Stuffed Bugs And Tarantulas.

Theater In Chicago Will Always Be My First Love.