Michael Shannon Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“The stage is a routine. It keeps you grounded, like a metronome. I find that soothing.”

“I know this'll sound obnoxious, but acting was very much an accident for me. I didn't have, like, posters of Marlon Brando in my bedroom when I was growing up.”

“I started acting because I was miserable and crazy and wanted to be someone else, to run around and scream in front of people without getting in trouble.”

“I want to focus on each scene. I'm a real perfectionist, and I don't want to feel like I didn't consider every possible variation of a scene. I come from a theater background, so I'm used to a lot of repetition, and I'm used to really attacking something over and over and over again.”

“It's always very daunting to play someone who actually existed. You have to honor that, and be specific and accurate and try to make people believe that you're that guy, which is really hard.”