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> [I still wrestle with the catharsis of acting. I don't end up playing a lot of likable characters, so I find myself living in a lot of unlikable skin. As a result of that I don't always feel good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/i-still-wrestle-with-the-catharsis-of-acting-i-don-t-end-up-playing-a/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

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> [I don't end up playing a lot of likable characters, so I find myself living in a lot of unlikable skin. As a result of that, I don't always feel good. I get a lot more catharsis from taking pictures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/i-don-t-end-up-playing-a-lot-of-likable-characters-so-i-find-myself/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

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## More by James Ransone

> [A lot of my world-view is formed by the places Ive been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/a-lot-of-my-world-view-is-formed-by-the-places-ive-been/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

> [I can usually play polarizing characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/i-can-usually-play-polarizing-characters/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

> [There used to be a period of time when you'd shoot big studio movies where you would shoot a couple of pages a day.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/there-used-to-be-a-period-of-time-when-you-d-shoot-big-studio-movies/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

> [I'm friends with a lot of Brits, and they tell me when they're over here what a huge phenomenon 'The Wire' has become. Some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/i-m-friends-with-a-lot-of-brits-and-they-tell-me-when-they-re-over/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

> [Idris Elba saved my butt in a point in my career that he can do whatever he wants, and I will back his decision…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/idris-elba-saved-my-butt-in-a-point-in-my-career-that-he-can-do/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

> [Drama is easy to fool people with, but you can't trick people into laughing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/drama-is-easy-to-fool-people-with-but-you-can-t-trick-people-into/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

> [My father was a Vietnam vet, and he was Green Beret.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/my-father-was-a-vietnam-vet-and-he-was-green-beret/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

> [I still wrestle with the catharsis of acting. I don't end up playing a lot of likable characters, so I find myself living in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/i-still-wrestle-with-the-catharsis-of-acting-i-don-t-end-up-playing-a/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

> [Music is a very, very powerful tool that filmmakers use to sway people into emotions that they intend you to feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/music-is-a-very-very-powerful-tool-that-filmmakers-use-to-sway-people/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

> [A lot of my world-view is formed by the places I've been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/a-lot-of-my-world-view-is-formed-by-the-places-i-ve-been/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

> [Animals are a continuous source of inspiration and wonder to me. I would love to play a dog.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/animals-are-a-continuous-source-of-inspiration-and-wonder-to-me-i/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

> [I always make this comparison between Bob Dylan and David Simon. Not in the most flattering way possible - these two intellectual Jews who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/i-always-make-this-comparison-between-bob-dylan-and-david-simon-not/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

> [The scariest movies, to me, are like Michael Haneke's 'Amour.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/the-scariest-movies-to-me-are-like-michael-haneke-s-amour/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

> [Just because I try to read a lot of stuff doesn't mean I can fully conceptualize all of these intense, big, abstract ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/just-because-i-try-to-read-a-lot-of-stuff-doesn-t-mean-i-can-fully/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

> [Mars would seem, to me, to be the best place to focus our collective effort as a species... I think people would like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ransone/mars-would-seem-to-me-to-be-the-best-place-to-focus-our-collective/)

[James Ransone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ransone/)

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