Michael Shannon Quotes

American - Actor | August 7, 1974 -

I don't pick my roles by genre; that's kind of silly.

Michael Shannon

SillyKindPickGenreRoles

I get pretty attached to the majority of the characters I play. I can't help myself.

Michael Shannon

MyselfHelpPlayPrettyGet

I've always been happy just to be working. It doesn't really matter for me how many people are familiar with my name or my picture, or whatever.

Michael Shannon

HappyPeopleMeNamePictureMatter

I enjoyed living in Chicago and doing plays for little or no money. I never actually thought that I would leave Chicago, originally. I wasn't one of those people that had a plan to pack up the van and drive out to Hollywood. I didn't want to.

Michael Shannon

MoneyPeopleDriveThoughtPlan

I just keep working on things I like, and hope for the best. I hope people enjoy them.

Michael Shannon

HopeBestPeopleEnjoyThingsKeep

I never went into acting to be able to scare everybody. If I'd wanted to frighten people, I could have joined the C.I.A.

Michael Shannon

PeopleActingNeverAbleEverybody

If Mother Theresa went to Atlantic City, I don't think she'd start playing Blackjack.

Michael Shannon

MotherCityStartThinkShePlaying

Well, I think anybody who's had a baby can tell you that once you have a baby, they kind of become the main focus. I don't think there's gonna be a lot of room for anything else.

Michael Shannon

FocusBabyThinkYouKindBecome

Everybody's constantly being destroyed and rebuilding themselves, some more drastically than others.

Michael Shannon

OthersMoreDestroyedRebuilding

One of the reasons I got into acting to begin with is that I was trying to figure out how life worked. It was interesting to me to try and follow how other people, real or imaginary, would deal with problems, because I was trying to deal with my own problems.

Michael Shannon

LifePeopleMeProblemsInteresting

When you see a struggle that you may be having personally put on a big screen and in a roomful of people, then it makes you feel less crazy or alone, because you're seeing that other people are dealing with it too. You get to see in this imaginary scenario how people might try and answer some questions or deal with some problems.

Michael Shannon

AloneStrugglePeopleCrazyProblems

When I'm working, I don't wake up and say, 'OK, time to go be intense.' I just look at whatever scenes we're working on that day and break them down - just real intense everyday work.

Michael Shannon

WorkTimeDayWake UpLookDown

FirstPrev page1234Next pageLast

Related Authors

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Michael Shannon quotes