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Jason Bateman Quotes

American - Actor | January 14, 1969 -

In most professions, if you stay at the office an extra four hours every day, you're gonna impress the boss. You're gonna get that promotion; you're gonna get that raise. You're gonna at least have job security. But with acting, if you're really ambitious and you have a good work ethic and are really good at your job, it might not really matter.

Work Good Day Job Boss Good Work

I love a massage. I'd go every day if I could. I don't need to be wrapped in herbs like a salmon fillet, but I do love a massage.

Love Day Every Day Go Massage Need

If I'm enjoying something, I'd like to be able to just have it all. Frankly, that's the way I'm approaching my career now. I'm a total workaholic.

Career Now Way Something Workaholic

Acting is just playing the violin in an orchestra. Directing is being the conductor.

Acting Violin Orchestra Playing Just

I don't worry about people misinterpreting my kindness for weakness.

Kindness People Weakness Worry About

I like to give my daughter some rope and let her make her own decisions.

Daughter Decisions Rope Own Her

Ideally, that's what you've got in an acting career is an equal number of dramas and comedies and an equal number of small films and big films.

Small You Career Acting Equal Big

My goal is to get another 30 years out of this business. So I need to figure out the fuel to do that. And so far, I think it's respect and quality and company, not celebrity or box office or stardom. It's not a sprinter's approach. It's more like a long-distance thing. You can stick around a lot longer if you kind of slow-play it.

Business Respect Quality Think Goal

You do certain things in your twenties that are just not appropriate in your thirties and certainly not appropriate in your forties. Eventually you even the scales, and it's time to move on and become an adult and start working hard again and going to sleep a little bit earlier. Fortunately, I got a job to facilitate that transition.

Time Job Sleep Start You Transition

I remember my dad working with me on breaking down my script and writing out a back story for my character and all that stuff.

Character Me Writing Story Remember

Not a lot of people get a second chance. And I think for a while there, my name kind of got in my way a bit, based on all of the television I was fortunate enough to do. But after a while, you sort of wear out your welcome in that genre, in that medium.

Welcome People Chance Think Name

I feel incredibly fortunate I walked away, took care of other business, and then came back to show business.

Business Care Feel Back Fortunate

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