When you see a struggle that you may be having personally put on a big screen and in a roomful of people,… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
That could sound arrogant, I guess, but sometimes I feel like I have a bit of a Zelig thing. I'll blend in… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
The thing that is always important to me is the relationships. I feel like until I get around with the actual people… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
This whole notion of the acting career as a monopoly where you rise to power... it doesn't really work that way. I… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
I want to focus on each scene. I'm a real perfectionist, and I don't want to feel like I didn't consider every… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
When you put your costume on and you get your hair and your makeup done [for a role] and you stare in… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
I like to play characters that get to do it all - to have a bit of comedy here and a bit of pathos… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
A lot of times people will send me stuff. They will find something and they will send it to me and then I will… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
The most fascinating part of movies is the organism of the movie - it's such a bizarre thing to do, to make a movie.… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I got into acting to begin with is that I was trying to figure out how life worked. It was… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
Theater is the best. That's where you get the work done. You just really get in there and figure something out about a story… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
I've never worried about anything in my life a fraction of the way I worry about my daughter. It's much more than hoping people… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
A lot of times the characters I play tend to be kind of loners or they don't have best friends or best buddies. — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
The stage is a routine. It keeps you grounded, like a metronome. I find that soothing. — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
If you are going to be on TV for however many years, you want to make sure that you have writers that are giving… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
I've always been happy just to be working. It doesn't really matter for me how many people are familiar with my name or my… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
When you see a struggle that you may be having personally put on a big screen and in a roomful of people, then it… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
I certainly don't want to have too many pre-conceived notions before I show up because then you might be cutting yourself off from the… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
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