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Ricky Schroder Biography

Richard Bartlett Schroder, Jr. (born April 13, 1970) is an American actor and film director. As a child actor, billed as Ricky Schroder, Schroder debuted in the film The Champ (1979), going on to become a child star on the sitcom Silver Spoons. He has continued acting as an adult, usually billed as Rick Schroder, notably on the western miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989) and the crime-drama series NYPD Blue.

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My career was full of struggles and dreams, disappointments and peaks and valleys. But there was no Twitter, no Facebook or TMZ. Young actors could make mistakes and not become the focus of tabloids.

Disappointment, Dream, Mistake, Tabloids, Valleys, Young

I met the Queen, the Pope, and we went all over Europe and Asia. I just wish I was older when I did all this. Then I could appreciate it more.

Appreciate, Europe, Met, Pope, Queens

I did a lot of gasoline commercials - Hess, Texaco. I was part of the family in the car, the little brat in the back.

Brat, Car, Family, Gasoline, Littles, Part

My daughter's wanted to be an actress since she was six years old, but I didn't want her to go through the same experiences as I did as a child actor.

Actor, Children, Daughter, Old, Years

I play a lot of chess. I probably played 200 games while we were making 'Andromeda. '

200, Chess, Games, Play, Played

There have been times I almost got a persecution complex. I felt like people wouldn't let me grow up. They always saw me as a smiling kid or goofy teenager, no matter how much I'd changed.

Complex, Felt, Growing Up, Smile, Smiling, Teenager

I don't know why it is, but sometimes I feel like I'm 60. It's like I've been around for a long time. I felt that way even when I was 8.

Felt, Know, Long, Sometimes, Time, Way

A horrible script 99 percent of the time means a horrible movie. But if you start with a good script, odds are you're going to have a good movie.

Good, Good Movie, Mean, Movie, Odds, Script

I spent my whole childhood wishing I were older and now I'm spending my adulthood wishing I were younger.

Childhood, Older, Spending, Wish, Wishing

Nashville feels like a big little town to me. It's got lots of culture and lots of interesting things to do and lots of interesting people. At the same time, it feels very small and tight-knit and very close. Everyone feels like they know each other.

Close, Interesting, Nashville, People

I think that if there's some innovative entrepreneurs out there who can help teach people how they can cost-effectively help themselves and their planet, I think everybody would be for it. That's going to be the challenge - figuring a way to get the marketplace and commerce to teach us consumers another way.

Commerce, Entrepreneur, Help, People, Teach, Thinking

As a young actor, there's a very small group of kids, just a handful. As you get older, all of a sudden, there's a bunch of guys your age that work. It's a very different experience when you used to be on the short list because you were young and there's only so many kids that can do the work and then all of a sudden you're in your twenties and thirties and there's a whole bunch of guys that can do your work.

Different Experiences, Guy, Kids, List, Sudden

I'm just not a quitter and I just never, ever give up. I was forced to adapt because if I didn't, I was losing inspiration only doing what I was doing.

Forced, Give, Giving Up, Inspiration, Losing, Quitter

I feel cheesy when I see Silver Spoons. Some of it was funny, but some of it was just cheese! My kids love it, but I look at it and cringe.

Cheese, Cheesy, Funny, Kids, Silver, Spoons

'Silver Spoons' was great memories - absolutely the best.

Memories, Silver, Spoons

There are always moments of despair when you get close to jobs and lose them at the last second. It feels like getting punched in the stomach. You feel like, 'Why do I do this?' Then you go to bed, get up the next day and forget about it.

Close, Despair, Jobs, Moments, Next Day, Stomach

I have a career I am proud of as a child actor. I'm not running away from it or embarassed with anything I did.

Actor, Careers, Children, Embarassed, Running

I love being on set, because I've basically grown up on a set. And now I love to contribute as a director and help steer the ship, if you will.

Contribute, Directors, Helping, Ship, Ships, Steer

I have been a huge nerd to my kids. I haven't done the cool movies that they like. With '24,' I gained a lot of respect. '24' is now, it's hip, it's their generation.

Cool, Generations, Kids, Nerd, Respect

I've found joy, peace and perspective. Those are very good things to have.

Good, Good Things, Joy, Peace, Perspective

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