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> [Knowing yourself and expressing it is hip. I think knowing yourself is the real journey, for me anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/knowing-yourself-and-expressing-it-is-hip-i-think-knowing-yourself-is/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

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## More by David Schwimmer

> [There's nothing like a play. It's so immediate and every performance is different. As an actor, you have the most control over what the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/there-s-nothing-like-a-play-it-s-so-immediate-and-every-performance/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

> [Relax and be yourself, as if you'd ever just be standing in front of a camera not talking to anyone! It's very odd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/relax-and-be-yourself-as-if-you-d-ever-just-be-standing-in-front-of-a/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

> [When you're playing the same character for a decade it's natural that there are moments when you want to try something new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/when-you-re-playing-the-same-character-for-a-decade-it-s-natural-that/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

> [I was a geek in high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/i-was-a-geek-in-high-school/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

> [I don't think I responded very well to the sudden celebrity, the sudden fame, and the loss of privacy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/i-don-t-think-i-responded-very-well-to-the-sudden-celebrity-the/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

> [I think a huge amount of it is because of the Internet. Every single thing in the world is accessible with a few clicks.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/i-think-a-huge-amount-of-it-is-because-of-the-internet-every-single/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

> [As an actor, the training I received was that I walk through the world as an observer of life and of people. My job…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/as-an-actor-the-training-i-received-was-that-i-walk-through-the-world/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

> [Sometimes I've felt that the industry has typecast me as a certain kind of character. But then I think all it really takes is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/sometimes-i-ve-felt-that-the-industry-has-typecast-me-as-a-certain/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

> [I'm very goal oriented.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/i-m-very-goal-oriented/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

> [Directing takes a lot longer than acting. This was about seven years in development, and then two and a half years with pre-production, production,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/directing-takes-a-lot-longer-than-acting-this-was-about-seven-years/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

> [I'm often asked whether Friends has been an albatross around my neck, or whether people only see me as 'Ross from Friends, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/i-m-often-asked-whether-friends-has-been-an-albatross-around-my-neck/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

> [There is a danger, if you cast someone who is 18, 19 or 20 to play 14 or 15, that very subtly, almost unconsciously,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/there-is-a-danger-if-you-cast-someone-who-is-18-19-or-20-to-play-14/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

> [There are days when I think: what if I just checked out? What if I grew a beard and went off to live somewhere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/there-are-days-when-i-think-what-if-i-just-checked-out-what-if-i-grew/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

> [In recent months, I've noticed these little rolls of flesh in places that have always been flat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/in-recent-months-i-ve-noticed-these-little-rolls-of-flesh-in-places/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

> [I've made a good amount of money. I'm very happy that I can now support my theatre company and support friends and family, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-schwimmer/i-ve-made-a-good-amount-of-money-i-m-very-happy-that-i-can-now/)

[David Schwimmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-schwimmer/)

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