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> [Never equate yourself with whatever success may be and how fleeting that is. The only thing you can do every day is become a better actor. That's the only thing I have control over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/never-equate-yourself-with-whatever-success-may-be-and-how-fleeting/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

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## More by Jonathan Banks

> [I was a latchkey kid from the time I was 7 years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/i-was-a-latchkey-kid-from-the-time-i-was-7-years-old/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

> [I say this to young actors: You don't get into this because you think you're average. You get into this because you think, 'I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/i-say-this-to-young-actors-you-don-t-get-into-this-because-you-think/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

> [I probably carry a fair amount of sarcasm in my daily life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/i-probably-carry-a-fair-amount-of-sarcasm-in-my-daily-life/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

> [The funniest guy I've ever worked with - it's just one of those things, again, where we look at each other and just laugh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/the-funniest-guy-i-ve-ever-worked-with-it-s-just-one-of-those-things/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

> [From the time I could visually perceive film or TV, I was just enthralled by it. I thought it was the most wonderful thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/from-the-time-i-could-visually-perceive-film-or-tv-i-was-just/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

> [You can never know your lines well enough, and you better listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/you-can-never-know-your-lines-well-enough-and-you-better-listen/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

> [God bless my mother - she's long gone now, but she'd work all day and go to school at night. She started out in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/god-bless-my-mother-she-s-long-gone-now-but-she-d-work-all-day-and-go/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

> [I like my wife. I'm stupid in love with my wife and always have been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/i-like-my-wife-i-m-stupid-in-love-with-my-wife-and-always-have-been/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

> [In my junior year, I saw 'Zorba the Greek' with Anthony Quinn, and I was transported by it. I wanted to live, laugh, travel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/in-my-junior-year-i-saw-zorba-the-greek-with-anthony-quinn-and-i-was/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

> [I do always get cast in these world-weary parts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/i-do-always-get-cast-in-these-world-weary-parts/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

> [It really bothers me that Stephen Cannell has died. I had lunch with him about eight months before he died, and... I really liked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/it-really-bothers-me-that-stephen-cannell-has-died-i-had-lunch-with/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

> [We've all been the brunt of jokes at times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/we-ve-all-been-the-brunt-of-jokes-at-times/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

> [Never equate yourself with whatever success may be and how fleeting that is. The only thing you can do every day is become a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/never-equate-yourself-with-whatever-success-may-be-and-how-fleeting/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

> [I have no trouble walking around. But every once in a while, somebody will come, during the course of the day, and say, 'Oh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/i-have-no-trouble-walking-around-but-every-once-in-a-while-somebody/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

> [I think I've been cast as toughs as far as I can remember always, always.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-banks/i-think-i-ve-been-cast-as-toughs-as-far-as-i-can-remember-always/)

[Jonathan Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-banks/)

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