--- title: "11 Always Quotes By Mike Colter" description: "11 Always quotes by Mike Colter. Plus more from Mike Colter and more Always sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/mike-colter-3338_acting_part-of-acting-is-always-just-being-avai_1521000.jpg" --- > [Part of acting is always just being available emotionally and open to people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/part-of-acting-is-always-just-being-available-emotionally-and-open-to/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/mike-colter-3338_acting_part-of-acting-is-always-just-being-avai_1521000.jpg) > [It's always fun to play a character that bends the rules.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/it-s-always-fun-to-play-a-character-that-bends-the-rules/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13d/mike-colter-3338_always_it-s-always-fun-to-play-a-character-that_1217861.jpg) > [I always make a joke: 'Don't look into the future; it's too bright.' That's as positive as I can be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/i-always-make-a-joke-don-t-look-into-the-future-it-s-too-bright-that/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc0/mike-colter-3338_always_i-always-make-a-joke-don-t-look-into-the_1135031.jpg) > [I'm always very even-keeled, and I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/i-m-always-very-even-keeled-and-i-m-always-waiting-for-the-other-shoe/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/mike-colter-3338_always_i-m-always-very-even-keeled-and-i-m-alwa_1882530.jpg) > [When I was playing Bishop, I would always walk on set thinking, 'This is my show; this is a show all about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/when-i-was-playing-bishop-i-would-always-walk-on-set-thinking-this-is/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee3/mike-colter-3338_about_when-i-was-playing-bishop-i-would-always_2682682.jpg) > [It's nice to be recognized, but at the same time, there are always consequences. You may get fame, but you lose anonymity.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/it-s-nice-to-be-recognized-but-at-the-same-time-there-are-always/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/610/mike-colter-3338_always_it-s-nice-to-be-recognized-but-at-the-sa_1353824.jpg) > [I've always wanted to be on a show that's well respected and had critical acclaim and that people like to watch, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/i-ve-always-wanted-to-be-on-a-show-that-s-well-respected-and-had/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/198/mike-colter-3338_acclaim_i-ve-always-wanted-to-be-on-a-show-that_1127220.jpg) > [I always say if you put someone from a small town into a big city for ten years, then when they go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/i-always-say-if-you-put-someone-from-a-small-town-into-a-big-city-for/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f19/mike-colter-3338_always_i-always-say-if-you-put-someone-from-a-s_1151.jpg) > [I'm always game for creating a new character, and I liked the idea of putting something new into the 'Halo' universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/i-m-always-game-for-creating-a-new-character-and-i-liked-the-idea-of/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/743/mike-colter-3338_always_i-m-always-game-for-creating-a-new-chara_186828.jpg) > [I see fans all the time. They're always very complimentary, and they're always very eager to talk and to share their experiences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/i-see-fans-all-the-time-they-re-always-very-complimentary-and-they-re/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9d/mike-colter-3338_always_i-see-fans-all-the-time-they-re-always-v_3166559.jpg) > [As for facial hair, I think I decided it was a good look after graduate school. I always shave it myself and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/as-for-facial-hair-i-think-i-decided-it-was-a-good-look-after/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe0/mike-colter-3338_after_as-for-facial-hair-i-think-i-decided-it_563017.jpg) ## Other authors on Always ## More by Mike Colter > [I always say if you put someone from a small town into a big city for ten years, then when they go back, they'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/i-always-say-if-you-put-someone-from-a-small-town-into-a-big-city-for/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) > [I think when people talk about art imitating life, you're in real time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/i-think-when-people-talk-about-art-imitating-life-you-re-in-real-time/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) > [I'm a bit bored of going to the gym! I'm like, 'Someone put me out of my misery - I can't do this anymore!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/i-m-a-bit-bored-of-going-to-the-gym-i-m-like-someone-put-me-out-of-my/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) > [As an actor, you just want to continue to work on things that you like. You can be in this business a long time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/as-an-actor-you-just-want-to-continue-to-work-on-things-that-you-like/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) > [Sometimes you don't know the effect of words until you hear it used on you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/sometimes-you-don-t-know-the-effect-of-words-until-you-hear-it-used/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) > [As long as I didn't have to put on the tiara and the chains and the big yellow shirt for the whole series, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/as-long-as-i-didn-t-have-to-put-on-the-tiara-and-the-chains-and-the/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) > [Love, for me, is always wanting the best for the other person even if it's not what's best for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/love-for-me-is-always-wanting-the-best-for-the-other-person-even-if/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) > [Some people in America don't ever interact with black people outside of television, so we should give them real, believable characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/some-people-in-america-don-t-ever-interact-with-black-people-outside/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) > [I'm always game for creating a new character, and I liked the idea of putting something new into the 'Halo' universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/i-m-always-game-for-creating-a-new-character-and-i-liked-the-idea-of/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) > [History repeats itself over and over again, but most of us have short memories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/history-repeats-itself-over-and-over-again-but-most-of-us-have-short/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) > [I'm a very un-excitable person. I always take things with a grain of salt, I'm always very even-keeled, and I'm always waiting for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/i-m-a-very-un-excitable-person-i-always-take-things-with-a-grain-of/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) > [I met some people in college and I kept cracking away until someone pointed me in the right direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/i-met-some-people-in-college-and-i-kept-cracking-away-until-someone/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) > [A lot of times in life, women want to talk, but men don't want to listen, and if they do want to listen, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/a-lot-of-times-in-life-women-want-to-talk-but-men-don-t-want-to/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) > [I like to take a break, but at the same time, I think most actors are not very good at sitting around doing nothing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/i-like-to-take-a-break-but-at-the-same-time-i-think-most-actors-are/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) > [Never say "never" about anything, because if you do, life has a way of humbling you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/never-say-never-about-anything-because-if-you-do-life-has-a-way-of/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/mike-colter/#itemlist", "name": "11 Always Quotes By Mike Colter", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Part of acting is always just being available emotionally and open to people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike Colter" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/part-of-acting-is-always-just-being-available-emotionally-and-open-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/mike-colter-3338_acting_part-of-acting-is-always-just-being-avai_1521000.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/mike-colter-3338_acting_part-of-acting-is-always-just-being-avai_1521000.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b80/mike-colter-3338_acting_part-of-acting-is-always-just-being-avai_1521000.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Part of acting is always just being available emotionally and open to people.” — Mike Colter", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's always fun to play a character that bends the rules.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike Colter" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/it-s-always-fun-to-play-a-character-that-bends-the-rules/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13d/mike-colter-3338_always_it-s-always-fun-to-play-a-character-that_1217861.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13d/mike-colter-3338_always_it-s-always-fun-to-play-a-character-that_1217861.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13d/mike-colter-3338_always_it-s-always-fun-to-play-a-character-that_1217861.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's always fun to play a character that bends the rules.” — Mike Colter", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always make a joke: 'Don't look into the future; it's too bright.' 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They're always very complimentary, and they're always very eager to talk and to share their experiences or get a selfie. They're really, really loyal. And intense.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mike Colter" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/i-see-fans-all-the-time-they-re-always-very-complimentary-and-they-re/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9d/mike-colter-3338_always_i-see-fans-all-the-time-they-re-always-v_3166559.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9d/mike-colter-3338_always_i-see-fans-all-the-time-they-re-always-v_3166559.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9d/mike-colter-3338_always_i-see-fans-all-the-time-they-re-always-v_3166559.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I see fans all the time. 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