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> [The time is a thing; you don't have so much time. A good trick is to try and think about a way to use material from one occupation for the other. It's like going through working a day job, this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mcdonell/the-time-is-a-thing-you-don-t-have-so-much-time-a-good-trick-is-to/)

[Thomas McDonell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-mcdonell/)

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## More by Thomas McDonell

> [The time is a thing; you don't have so much time. A good trick is to try and think about a way to use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mcdonell/the-time-is-a-thing-you-don-t-have-so-much-time-a-good-trick-is-to/)

[Thomas McDonell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-mcdonell/)

> [I mean, I like nice girls, and I like people who are generous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mcdonell/i-mean-i-like-nice-girls-and-i-like-people-who-are-generous/)

[Thomas McDonell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-mcdonell/)

> [The cliché about young actors is that they want to diversify the work that they do to show their range, but it's true. Or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mcdonell/the-clich-about-young-actors-is-that-they-want-to-diversify-the-work/)

[Thomas McDonell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-mcdonell/)

> [You really see that the art world bends over for Hollywood sometimes, in this way that is really grotesque, and the other way around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mcdonell/you-really-see-that-the-art-world-bends-over-for-hollywood-sometimes/)

[Thomas McDonell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-mcdonell/)

> [I went to a school in N.Y. that is conceptual and interdisciplinary and modeled after Cal Arts. It is not just painting or sculpture;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mcdonell/i-went-to-a-school-in-n-y-that-is-conceptual-and-interdisciplinary/)

[Thomas McDonell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-mcdonell/)

> [When I was in high school, I wasn't a troublemaker. I didn't get in fights. I was a good student and I had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mcdonell/when-i-was-in-high-school-i-wasn-t-a-troublemaker-i-didn-t-get-in/)

[Thomas McDonell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-mcdonell/)

> [The truth is, I don't really have a type of girl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mcdonell/the-truth-is-i-don-t-really-have-a-type-of-girl/)

[Thomas McDonell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-mcdonell/)

> [Well, it's really important to be honest with the person that you're seeing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mcdonell/well-it-s-really-important-to-be-honest-with-the-person-that-you-re/)

[Thomas McDonell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-mcdonell/)

> [I think there are certain technical things about acting that change between working in film and television. Everything definitely slows down and we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mcdonell/i-think-there-are-certain-technical-things-about-acting-that-change/)

[Thomas McDonell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-mcdonell/)

> [Going to the office of some stranger and waiting in a line, in a hallway, with five other guys who look just like you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mcdonell/going-to-the-office-of-some-stranger-and-waiting-in-a-line-in-a/)

[Thomas McDonell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-mcdonell/)

> [I wasn't into acting when I was a kid. Maybe because I was shy or it didn't occur to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-mcdonell/i-wasn-t-into-acting-when-i-was-a-kid-maybe-because-i-was-shy-or-it/)

[Thomas McDonell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-mcdonell/)

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