Maybe I was just born in the wrong era, man. I'm a bit of a throwback to the days of black and white movies. Those guys back then, they had a certain kind of directness about them. A lot of… — Michael Madsen Copy Share Image
I've had a lot more good luck than bad, and I've made a lot more good pictures than bad ones, and I'm pretty happy… — Michael Madsen Copy Share Image
I'm not a publicity hound. I don't care about being on the cover of 'GQ' or 'Vanity Fair.' — Michael Madsen Copy Share Image
What people don't always understand is that I established a certain lifestyle for my family back in the days of 'Species' and 'Mulholland Falls'… — Michael Madsen Copy Share Image
People have been afraid of me because of the parts I played. Nobody remembers that I was the dad in 'Free Willy.' — Michael Madsen Copy Share Image
When you play a character that's someone real, when you're playing a true story, it's really great, 'cause you're not pretending to make up… — Michael Madsen Copy Share Image
I didn't have much ambition, but I always had an idea in the back of my mind that I wanted to act. I would… — Michael Madsen Copy Share Image
My career has been very strange. My career is like a heart monitor. I get involved in a good project now and then to keep things going. And then I make things that I work on that I hope are going to be good so I can make a living and keep a roof over the heads of those little… — Michael Madsen Copy Share
I've done two motorcycle pictures: I did 'Beyond The Law,' and I did one produced by Tarantino called 'Hell Ride,' with Dennis Hopper and… — Michael Madsen Copy Share Image
You get these horrifying straight-to-video things for very little money, then you go to the Cannes Film Festival, and they got some poster of… — Michael Madsen Copy Share Image
