Justin Kirk Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Even though I wanted to be John Malkovich or Sean Penn when I was a kid, mostly I was a music nerd.”

“I would rather be part of something that is entertaining than realistic.”

“I've really grown to love film, but I think occasionally you need to get up on a stage and see what's going on.”

“Ninety percent of a good performance of an actor is based on the material. If you've got the material there, you can ride it.”

“No great television show has ever rested on just one person. They're all about great ensembles and storytelling.”

“I have turned into a bit of a homebody as I've gotten older. I don't really like to leave the couch in Los Angeles, but when a job comes around that you feel you have to do, you get up and do it.”

“I know the one time I tried therapy, I did after a month or two, and I only lasted a few months, because I started to worry about being entertaining. I kept driving there once a week for an hour and I'm thinking 'What am I going to talk about today?'”

“I think the reality-show format is brilliant, has endless possibilities. It's documentary! But unfortunately, it's rarely executed well. So it becomes just a scripted show, but without actors.”

“Once you walk off the set, if you're an actor, the rest isn't your responsibility, which I like a lot. I'm not responsible for the final product, which is why it's always a pleasure when you see it's in the hands of the people afterwards putting it together.”

“The funny thing is that making a pilot is sort of an audition, at least for me. There's something psychological there, where you're sort of asking for the job while you're acting. And then when it's been picked up, it's a completely different psychological dynamic.”