Timothy Olyphant Quotes & Sayings

“The basic thing a man should know is how to change a tyre and how to drive a tractor. Whatever that bearded dude is doing on the Dos Equis beer commercials sets the bar. That's your guy. Every man should be aiming to be like him. The beard is just the tip of the iceberg.”

“Sometimes, people aren't as consciously aware of their decisions as they should be.”

“I think at this point in my life, I'd like to play more good guys than bad guys.”

“It's easy to be quick on the draw when no one has got real bullets.”

“Honestly, I feel like I spent the last 10 years just trying to work, just get my hands on the best material I could. I'd like to say that it was quite calculated and genius, my ability to take one step forward and two steps back.”

“I didn't inherit any great success and the problems that came with it, and yet I was able to keep working and supporting myself and later a family. I'm crazy fortunate.”

“On 'Justified', we're driving all around Southern California trying to find a location that we can call Kentucky.”

“My roles don't centre around drugs at all! Shadiness is different - it's drama. We're making movies! You've gotta have conflict.”

“I'm attracted to roles that are unpredictable, and if I can get my hands on something like that, I'm thrilled. I like performances where you don't know what's coming, moment to moment.”

“Sharks will scare me. I went out to Malibu a couple of weeks ago. Beautiful, clear day, out in five feet of water, going to surf, and there was this big ol' freakin' leopard shark... I'm looking at him and I'm thinking, 'OK, he won't hurt me.'”