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> [What I always loved about theater is that that's an experience that a company of actors just sinks itself into for weeks, and you really get to work on the material, and by the time you're in front of an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/what-i-always-loved-about-theater-is-that-that-s-an-experience-that-a/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

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## More by Zeljko Ivanek

> [When you're guest-starring, it's very nice, but you're there very briefly, and it's right there in the name: You're a guest. It's very hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/when-you-re-guest-starring-it-s-very-nice-but-you-re-there-very/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [I actually love going to a lot of theater movies. I just love watching actors work and seeing how people tell stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/i-actually-love-going-to-a-lot-of-theater-movies-i-just-love-watching/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [In television, you are of necessity working in bits and pieces and scenes, and things are out of order, and you never can have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/in-television-you-are-of-necessity-working-in-bits-and-pieces-and/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [Both 'Oz' and 'Homicide,' they're critically admired, so it's not like they're really neglected, but I wish they'd found bigger audiences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/both-oz-and-homicide-they-re-critically-admired-so-it-s-not-like-they/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [It's very juicy to twirl your mustache and figure out why people do the horrible things that they do. It's not just because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/it-s-very-juicy-to-twirl-your-mustache-and-figure-out-why-people-do/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [I had such an amazing experience on 'The Pillowman' that it was hard to think what else is going to live up to that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/i-had-such-an-amazing-experience-on-the-pillowman-that-it-was-hard-to/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [Movie stars are doing TV series, and former TV stars are doing guest shots. Everybody gets bumped down the line. That's affected everyone in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/movie-stars-are-doing-tv-series-and-former-tv-stars-are-doing-guest/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [I thought I would spent my career doing Chekhov and Ibsen in regional theaters, so the fact that I started doing new plays was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/i-thought-i-would-spent-my-career-doing-chekhov-and-ibsen-in-regional/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [I had seen 'Pillowman' in London and loved it. Being part of something that I, as an audience member, would like to be part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/i-had-seen-pillowman-in-london-and-loved-it-being-part-of-something/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [The stuff that I find really intriguing is always how do ordinary people behave in extraordinary circumstances. And that's why we have a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/the-stuff-that-i-find-really-intriguing-is-always-how-do-ordinary/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [I spend a lot of time in California, but New York is still my main home. I go to see a lot of theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/i-spend-a-lot-of-time-in-california-but-new-york-is-still-my-main/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [What I always loved about theater is that that's an experience that a company of actors just sinks itself into for weeks, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/what-i-always-loved-about-theater-is-that-that-s-an-experience-that-a/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [I thought I'd be doing theater, really. That's all I had experience with growing up. I mean, I saw movies and television, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/i-thought-i-d-be-doing-theater-really-that-s-all-i-had-experience/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

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