Ron Perlman Net Worth

Ron Perlman's Quotes

• I've always felt there were aspects of me that were monstrous, and you can either hide from it or confront it, embrace it and understand that those are aspects that make you unique and define you and motivate you. You can either overwhelm or overcompensate for them -- but they truly define you as a human being... So that life became a question of either dealing with this monstrousness in one way or another... One finds a way to understand and make friends with that monster and understand that that's the very thing that makes you who you are. That's your emotional and spiritual fingerprint.
• I've done millions of mediocre movies. I've done way more than my fair share. You do what you gotta do. This is not heart surgery. I'm not curing cancer. I'm just trying to put my kids through school.
• [on being a director] I don't like working with me. I would punch myself in the mouth if I had to take my direction.
• [When asked what his idea of Hell is] Working at a job that you hate. Having a career and a life that you have no passion for. That's hell.
• [on Guillermo del Toro] It seems as though we are like brothers. After knowing the guy for five minutes, it was one of these instances, where you felt, that you've known him for twenty-five years. This instantaneous friendship and recognition. Very, very similar way of viewing the world. And then we found, that working with each other, there was a real simpatico. And I think you could even say, that we are alter egos for one another. Like if he was an actor, he would be me and if I was a filmmaker, I would be him. We seem to be trying to make the same statement in the world.

Interesting Facts about Ron Perlman

1. Has two children with his wife Opal Perlman: Blake Perlman (born January 7, 1984) and Brandon Avery Perlman (born March 29, 1990).
2. He is left-handed but was forced to use his right as a child, therefore he is relatively comfortable using his right hand.
3. Attended and graduated from George Washington High School in New York City.
4. Took Graduate training in acting at the University of Minnesota from fall 1971 to spring 1973. On July 20, 1973, he graduated with his then new degree of Master of Fine Arts.
5. Attended Lehman College in New York City where he received his Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts for Theatre.
6. His wife, Opal Perlman, was a fashion designer but currently works as a jewelry designer.
7. Upon meeting to discuss Hellboy (2004), creator Mike Mignola and director Guillermo del Toro decided to reveal to each other their choice for the lead role. They both said at the same time Ron Perlman. Revolutions studio wanted a bigger name like Vin Diesel to play the title role, but del Toro fought for Perlman to get the role and he did in the end.
8. Does not speak French and was the only American on set of the French film The City of Lost Children (1995). Regardless, he learned all of his lines and delivered them flawlessly.
9. His favorite movie is the comedy-drama film Nobody's Fool (1994).
10. Is a huge fan of the New York Yankees.
11. Broke a rib while filming the subway scenes in Hellboy (2004). He jumped onto a train that was coming towards him.
12. To prepare for his role in Hellboy (2004), he read all the Hellboy comics and worked out three hours a day, five to seven days a week. He also worked out while shooting. Every day, he had off from filming he would work out.
13. Is the godfather to Nicholas Kadi's daughter.
14. Was ranked in Star magazine's Reader's Poll - Best Dramatic Actor as Vincent in Beauty and the Beast (1987).
15. Was ranked in US magazine's "20 Who Turned Us On" list on December 26, 1988.
16. Was ranked in US magazine's First Annual Reader's Poll - Third runner-up for Best Dramatic Actor as Vincent in Beauty and the Beast (1987) [1988].
17. His favorite episode of Beauty and the Beast (1987) is "A Happy Life".
18. Was friends with Sammy Davis Jr.. They met at the Golden Globe Awards in the late 1980s, apparently Davis was a huge fan of Beauty and the Beast (1987) and had seen every single episode.
19. Voiced the mutant villain Clayface on Batman: The Animated Series (1992), a character who, ironically, was a disfigured actor, then voiced the villain Slade on Teen Titans (2003), and also did the voice of the Hulk/Bruce Banner twice on two separate series, one for a guest spot on Fantastic Four (1994) and one for a guest spot on Iron Man (1994), in addition to providing the voice of Orion for Justice League (2001). He then played the comic book character Hellboy in Hellboy (2004). He went on to portray Batman in Justice League Heroes (2006).
20. Has a dog (terrier) named Nigel.