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> [When I do a movie, I have the script. I know how it begins and how it ends. I know what my character does and where he's going. If I have ideas I want to express or changes I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/when-i-do-a-movie-i-have-the-script-i-know-how-it-begins-and-how-it/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

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## More by Holt McCallany

> [The greatest gift that an actor can have is good scripts because then you're relieved of the responsibility of trying to elevate the material.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/the-greatest-gift-that-an-actor-can-have-is-good-scripts-because-then/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

> [I take my hat off to my friend, Mark Wahlberg, because I know that it took him a long time to make 'The Fighter',…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/i-take-my-hat-off-to-my-friend-mark-wahlberg-because-i-know-that-it/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

> [I always wanted to play a boxer because some of my favorite films, as a boy, were those great boxing movies, like 'Raging Bull',…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/i-always-wanted-to-play-a-boxer-because-some-of-my-favorite-films-as/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

> [I love the whole world of boxing and the sense of community that exists there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/i-love-the-whole-world-of-boxing-and-the-sense-of-community-that/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

> [Not all television scripts are created equal. And the process is ridiculous. They send you a script and want you in the next morning.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/not-all-television-scripts-are-created-equal-and-the-process-is/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

> [I love boxing. I really respect the guys and admire the guys who do it. But, I'm very, very happy with my career as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/i-love-boxing-i-really-respect-the-guys-and-admire-the-guys-who-do-it/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

> [If you're going to play a champion athlete, people expect you to look a certain way, and you also have to have the stamina…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/if-you-re-going-to-play-a-champion-athlete-people-expect-you-to-look/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

> [You have to really think about what kind of guy the character is and decide on a style that works, that complements my physicality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/you-have-to-really-think-about-what-kind-of-guy-the-character-is-and/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

> [I watched tapes and became a historian of the sport, and tried to combine certain elements and find things in the gym and saw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/i-watched-tapes-and-became-a-historian-of-the-sport-and-tried-to/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

> [I had been in the gym training for many, many years, but I definitely stepped it up when it was time to get into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/i-had-been-in-the-gym-training-for-many-many-years-but-i-definitely/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

> [You've got to wake up every morning and believe, 'I was born to do this.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/you-ve-got-to-wake-up-every-morning-and-believe-i-was-born-to-do-this/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

> [As an actor, you very rarely have the experience of picking up a script and getting a few pages into it and realizing that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/as-an-actor-you-very-rarely-have-the-experience-of-picking-up-a/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

> [You make choices, as a young man. I knew I wanted to be an actor, so I pursued that, but the desire to compete…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/you-make-choices-as-a-young-man-i-knew-i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-so-i/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

> [I love boxing, and boxing has always been my favorite sport. I was always into it, and I boxed recreationally all of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/i-love-boxing-and-boxing-has-always-been-my-favorite-sport-i-was/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

> [I've always believed my success in the entertainment business is an inevitability. You have to believe that; you have to be an optimist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holt-mccallany/i-ve-always-believed-my-success-in-the-entertainment-business-is-an/)

[Holt McCallany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holt-mccallany/)

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