Actor Quotes by Jeff Daniels

You know, its really strange now with the Internet, with everyone having an unsolicited, anonymous opinion.

— Jeff Daniels

I always wanted to do films. I'd gone to New York early in 1976 and did a lot of theater, but I really wanted…

— Jeff Daniels

I love the theater, but if I had to choose, I would choose a film at this time in my life. Something meaty, to…

— Jeff Daniels

I just never did buy this idea that you have to live in Los Angeles to be an actor. I didn't see that as…

— Jeff Daniels

One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help.

— Jeff Daniels

There is no best anything in art.

— Jeff Daniels

I never starved. And you know, whatever talent I have, I've relied on that, versus image or star.

— Jeff Daniels

The older you get, and the more you're in this business, the more you kind of feel like, 'Why don't we just do it…

— Jeff Daniels

I was haunted by trainers going "Up, up, up, get up." You find yourself picking your head up and then realizing, They aren't talking…

— Jeff Daniels

On cable now, the writer is king. Any actor chases that.

— Jeff Daniels

I think we have the attention span of a gnat. You know, with cell phones and Twitter.

— Jeff Daniels

There is no best anything in art. Phillip [Hoffman] isn't better than Heath [Ledger]; Joaquin [Phoenix] isn't better than David [Strathairn] or Terence [Howard].…

— Jeff Daniels

There are so many projects that you go into hoping the story works, and here comes a new third act and that kind of…

— Jeff Daniels

Give me good writing, and I'll play it all day.

— Jeff Daniels

On indies it's hard to do, but in rehearsals, you make mistakes in rehearsal. It's really hard rehearsing a play or what rehearsal you…

— Jeff Daniels