The bigger the budget, the more you can afford to compromise with Mother Nature. The smaller the budget, the more you're like,… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
There's something I really love about independent filmmaking. Everyone is a little bit more close-knit, and you rely on people a little… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
Everyone is a little bit more close-knit and you rely on people a little bit more. The bigger the budget gets, the… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
When I was doing the first 'American Pie' movie, I was just happy to have a job. We had a good time, and it… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of character actors like Johnny Depp and Gary Oldman. My goal is to continue playing character roles in indie films… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
Whenever I'm doing any film, there's always three different things. There's the script, which is really just a blueprint. And then, you shoot the… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
The bigger the budget, the more you can afford to compromise with Mother Nature. The smaller the budget, the more you're like, "Okay, well,… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
There's something I really love about independent filmmaking. Everyone is a little bit more close-knit, and you rely on people a little bit more.… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
Compromise is the key element. The more constraints you have, the more compromise you have to have. But, I personally believe that, when that… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
I didn't really have the entire high school experience. I've been working since I was six years old, so I didn't go to the… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
I studied technique for ten years, from age 7 to 17. I guess you could say I went more on the Stanislavski side than… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
Whenever I'm doing any film, I'm always just happy to have a job and I always just put 110% of myself into it. — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
Surprise, surprise! I have a band! I'm really excited that we have a song on the soundtrack of 'American Reunion' for that very reason. — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
If I had 10 ideas and people said yes to all of them, half of them could be crap. But, if I've got 10… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
It's one of those things where people tell you that when you have kids it will change your perspective on life, and you're like,… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
I don't like waiting around for work, and sometimes as an actor you're forced into that position, so that's sort of how I got… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
Making a movie is like getting married. You're like, "Am I going to marry this project? Am I ready for that kind of commitment?" — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
For me, as an actor, the most challenging thing is creating the character in the beginning because you have to write their backstory. The… — Thomas Ian Nicholas Copy Share Image
