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> [Most of the time for movies and stuff, with the exception of Jeff Nichols, who I've worked with a few times, you just don't know people too well. Everyone is cordial and nice and some people are very genuinely friendly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/most-of-the-time-for-movies-and-stuff-with-the-exception-of-jeff/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

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## More by Michael Shannon

> [I like to play characters that get to do it all - to have a bit of comedy here and a bit of pathos…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/i-like-to-play-characters-that-get-to-do-it-all-to-have-a-bit-of/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

> [A lot of times people will send me stuff. They will find something and they will send it to me and then I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/a-lot-of-times-people-will-send-me-stuff-they-will-find-something-and/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

> [The most fascinating part of movies is the organism of the movie - it's such a bizarre thing to do, to make a movie.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/the-most-fascinating-part-of-movies-is-the-organism-of-the-movie-it-s/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

> [One of the reasons I got into acting to begin with is that I was trying to figure out how life worked. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/one-of-the-reasons-i-got-into-acting-to-begin-with-is-that-i-was/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/theater-is-the-best-that-s-where-you-get-the-work-done-you-just/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/i-ve-never-worried-about-anything-in-my-life-a-fraction-of-the-way-i/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

> [A lot of times the characters I play tend to be kind of loners or they don't have best friends or best buddies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/a-lot-of-times-the-characters-i-play-tend-to-be-kind-of-loners-or/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

> [The stage is a routine. It keeps you grounded, like a metronome. I find that soothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/the-stage-is-a-routine-it-keeps-you-grounded-like-a-metronome-i-find/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

> [If you are going to be on TV for however many years, you want to make sure that you have writers that are giving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/if-you-are-going-to-be-on-tv-for-however-many-years-you-want-to-make/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/i-ve-always-been-happy-just-to-be-working-it-doesn-t-really-matter/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

> [When you see a struggle that you may be having personally put on a big screen and in a roomful of people, then it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/when-you-see-a-struggle-that-you-may-be-having-personally-put-on-a/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/i-certainly-don-t-want-to-have-too-many-pre-conceived-notions-before/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

> [I never went into acting to be able to scare everybody. If I'd wanted to frighten people, I could have joined the C.I.A.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/i-never-went-into-acting-to-be-able-to-scare-everybody-if-i-d-wanted/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

> [Everybodys constantly being destroyed and rebuilding themselves, some more drastically than others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/everybodys-constantly-being-destroyed-and-rebuilding-themselves-some/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

> [If you are only getting two takes and you are on a crazy set where there is a lot of noise and distractions and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-shannon/if-you-are-only-getting-two-takes-and-you-are-on-a-crazy-set-where/)

[Michael Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-shannon/)

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