I've been a writer longer than I've been an actor. I wrote short stories like crazy when I was in high school and college. I worked in advertising before I moved to L.A. to pursue acting. — Thomas Haden Church Copy Share Image
As an actor I kind of do. I started out doing voice overs in the mid 80s when I was in grad school. — Thomas Haden Church Copy Share Image
When I moved to L.A. in 1989, the very first thing I did was this horrific pilot called To Protect And Surf. — Thomas Haden Church Copy Share Image
I've been an admirer of Helen Mirren for a long time. As I get older, I find myself admiring older women who have poise… — Thomas Haden Church Copy Share Image
I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing. — Thomas Haden Church Copy Share Image
Sight is about what lies right in front of us. Vision is what lies ahead. — Thomas Haden Church Copy Share Image
I made a comfortable living for several years. I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom. — Thomas Haden Church Copy Share Image
When I landed in L.A. in early '89, William Morris decided to take me on to see if I could get any jobs. I was cast in a TV movie called Protected Surf, and made $30,000 in four weeks, and I decided I needed to take acting seriously, because I had never made that much money in a year, much… — Thomas Haden Church Copy Share
I believe in singularity in relationships because you've got to have trust on both sides. — Thomas Haden Church Copy Share Image
I have a healthy sense of vanity. I like to look good for myself, which is what a lot of women say. I want… — Thomas Haden Church Copy Share Image
And there have certainly been movies I wanted to be in and milestones I wanted to surpass that did not happen. — Thomas Haden Church Copy Share Image
