---
title: "2 Believable Quotes By Owen Wilson"
description: "2 Believable quotes by Owen Wilson. Plus more from Owen Wilson and more Believable sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93e/owen-wilson-10973_believable_because-it-s-me-playing-the-character-tr_3051838.png"
---

> [Because it's me playing the character, trying to find a way to make it believable and entertaining and interesting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/because-it-s-me-playing-the-character-trying-to-find-a-way-to-make-it/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93e/owen-wilson-10973_believable_because-it-s-me-playing-the-character-tr_3051838.png)

> [ I remember hearing a good story about Jack Nicholson working with Stanley Kubrick on The Shining \[1980\]. Nicholson was saying that, as an actor, you always want to try to make things real. And believable. When he was working with… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/i-remember-hearing-a-good-story-about-jack-nicholson-working-with/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3b/owen-wilson-10973_actors_i-remember-hearing-a-good-story-about-ja_3067132.jpg)

## More by Owen Wilson

> [That's the thing about friendship, it's a lot rarer than love, because there is nothing in it for any body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/that-s-the-thing-about-friendship-it-s-a-lot-rarer-than-love-because/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

> [I always think about Katharine Graham - she was the publisher of The Washington Post. In her autobiography she talks about the way her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/i-always-think-about-katharine-graham-she-was-the-publisher-of-the/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

> [We didn't know what the reception was going to be when we walked out on the runway, but it felt like we were in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/we-didn-t-know-what-the-reception-was-going-to-be-when-we-walked-out/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

> [You know how they say we only use 10 percent of our brains? I think we only use 10 percent of our hearts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/you-know-how-they-say-we-only-use-10-percent-of-our-brains-i-think-we/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

> [Movies I liked growing up were like Francis Ford Coppolla movies and Scorsese movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/movies-i-liked-growing-up-were-like-francis-ford-coppolla-movies-and/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

> [I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/i-have-never-taken-myself-that-seriously-as-an-actor/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

> [And James L. Brooks then sort of became our mentor, brought us out to Los Angeles and worked on the script for a year…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/and-james-l-brooks-then-sort-of-became-our-mentor-brought-us-out-to/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

> [There's what is on screen and then for us, it's if you get along with the people and enjoy showing up at work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/there-s-what-is-on-screen-and-then-for-us-it-s-if-you-get-along-with/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

> [Film is definitely a director's medium. They're responsible for the look and everything, and you're a part of that process as an actor, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/film-is-definitely-a-director-s-medium-they-re-responsible-for-the/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

> [You can't get too attached to any one shampoo. And conditioner, also.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/you-can-t-get-too-attached-to-any-one-shampoo-and-conditioner-also/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

> [Being in a bathtub with Jackie Chan, I don't know, it has a way of bonding you I'll tell you that. I don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/being-in-a-bathtub-with-jackie-chan-i-don-t-know-it-has-a-way-of/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

> [Hansel is certainly about comfort, while still sort of having a peacock principle of wanting to attract attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/hansel-is-certainly-about-comfort-while-still-sort-of-having-a/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

> [I love Francis Bacon. I just saw a great Jackson Pollock exhibit at the Dallas Museum when I was home for Thanksgiving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/i-love-francis-bacon-i-just-saw-a-great-jackson-pollock-exhibit-at/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

> [The Australian accent just a very lovely accent and it doesn't have the pretention maybe of an English accent, but yet seems a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/the-australian-accent-just-a-very-lovely-accent-and-it-doesn-t-have/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

> [My roommate in college in Austin, Texas, was Wes Anderson. Wes always wanted to be a director. I was an English major in college,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/my-roommate-in-college-in-austin-texas-was-wes-anderson-wes-always/)

[Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/owen-wilson/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believable/owen-wilson/#itemlist",
            "name": "2 Believable Quotes By Owen Wilson",
            "numberOfItems": 2,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Because it's me playing the character, trying to find a way to make it believable and entertaining and interesting.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Owen Wilson"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/because-it-s-me-playing-the-character-trying-to-find-a-way-to-make-it/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93e/owen-wilson-10973_believable_because-it-s-me-playing-the-character-tr_3051838.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93e/owen-wilson-10973_believable_because-it-s-me-playing-the-character-tr_3051838.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93e/owen-wilson-10973_believable_because-it-s-me-playing-the-character-tr_3051838.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Because it's me playing the character, trying to find a way to make it believable and entertaining and…” — Owen Wilson",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I remember hearing a good story about Jack Nicholson working with Stanley Kubrick on The Shining [1980]. Nicholson was saying that, as an actor, you always want to try to make things real. And believable. When he was working with Kubrick, he finished a take and said, \"I feel like that was real.\" And Kubrick said, \"Yes, it's real, but it's not interesting\".",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Owen Wilson"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/owen-wilson/i-remember-hearing-a-good-story-about-jack-nicholson-working-with/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3b/owen-wilson-10973_actors_i-remember-hearing-a-good-story-about-ja_3067132.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3b/owen-wilson-10973_actors_i-remember-hearing-a-good-story-about-ja_3067132.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3b/owen-wilson-10973_actors_i-remember-hearing-a-good-story-about-ja_3067132.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I remember hearing a good story about Jack Nicholson working with Stanley Kubrick on The Shining [1980]…” — Owen Wilson",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believable/owen-wilson/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believable/owen-wilson/",
            "name": "Believable Quotes by Owen Wilson",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believable/owen-wilson/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93e/owen-wilson-10973_believable_because-it-s-me-playing-the-character-tr_3051838.png"
            },
            "description": "2 Believable quotes by Owen Wilson. Plus more from Owen Wilson and more Believable sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believable/owen-wilson/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believable/owen-wilson/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Believable",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believable/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Owen Wilson",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believable/owen-wilson/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```