Ninety percent of a good performance of an actor is based on the material. If you've got the material there, you can ride it. — Justin Kirk Copy Share Image
When I'm watching television or a movie, I like to see stories that are extraordinary. I don't need it be something that is, 'Well… — Justin Kirk Copy Share
I think the reality-show format is brilliant, has endless possibilities. It's documentary! But unfortunately, it's rarely executed well. So it becomes just a scripted… — Justin Kirk Copy Share
That's the great thing about being an actor: Stuff shows up that you never thought was going to go down. You get to play… — Justin Kirk Copy Share
Once you walk off the set, if you're an actor, the rest isn't your responsibility, which I like a lot. I'm not responsible for… — Justin Kirk Copy Share
Had a dog. I had many. I grew up in rural Washington before I moved to the Twin Cities in Minnesota, and my first… — Justin Kirk Copy Share
No great television show has ever rested on just one person. They're all about great ensembles and storytelling. — Justin Kirk Copy Share
I believe anything that anyone tells me. I have found that that is the best way to go through life. When I was younger,… — Justin Kirk Copy Share
Even though I wanted to be John Malkovich or Sean Penn when I was a kid, mostly I was a music nerd. — Justin Kirk Copy Share
The funny thing is that making a pilot is sort of an audition, at least for me. There's something psychological there, where you're sort… — Justin Kirk Copy Share
I think my favorite movie is 'Joe Versus the Volcano' - or maybe 'Multiple Maniacs' by John Waters. — Justin Kirk Copy Share
I hesitate to say because it sounds silly, but the first play I did was 'The Caucasian Chalk Circle' by Brecht. — Justin Kirk Copy Share
It's certainly anyone's prerogative to say, 'I liked something more when it was this' or blah blah. But there's a kind of laziness as… — Justin Kirk Copy Share
I have turned into a bit of a homebody as I've gotten older. I don't really like to leave the couch in Los Angeles,… — Justin Kirk Copy Share
You always have these moments when projects are over when you wonder if you'll ever work again. In the end, what it comes down… — Justin Kirk Copy Share
