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> [I do feel pressure. I have always been able to surprise people because they didn't know to expect anything from me. And now people are starting to have expectations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-cerveris/i-do-feel-pressure-i-have-always-been-able-to-surprise-people-because/)

[Michael Cerveris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-cerveris/)

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## More by Michael Cerveris

> [I was a big 'X-Files' fan. I always lamented that I never got to be on 'The X-Files'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-cerveris/i-was-a-big-x-files-fan-i-always-lamented-that-i-never-got-to-be-on/)

[Michael Cerveris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-cerveris/)

> [I've never been good at making smart career decisions or doing the right strategic thing, and yet somehow it's all led me to exactly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-cerveris/i-ve-never-been-good-at-making-smart-career-decisions-or-doing-the/)

[Michael Cerveris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-cerveris/)

> [I'm not one of those actors who's very good at having a list of roles that I want to play someday - which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-cerveris/i-m-not-one-of-those-actors-who-s-very-good-at-having-a-list-of-roles/)

[Michael Cerveris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-cerveris/)

> [For music, I always just played music myself - and, I had rock bands and wrote songs and put bands together that were loud,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-cerveris/for-music-i-always-just-played-music-myself-and-i-had-rock-bands-and/)

[Michael Cerveris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-cerveris/)

> [I do feel pressure. I have always been able to surprise people because they didn't know to expect anything from me. And now people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-cerveris/i-do-feel-pressure-i-have-always-been-able-to-surprise-people-because/)

[Michael Cerveris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-cerveris/)

> [My father is a university professor so when the schools needed a little kid for their productions I was often the kid they used.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-cerveris/my-father-is-a-university-professor-so-when-the-schools-needed-a/)

[Michael Cerveris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-cerveris/)

> [My life/career is more filled with left-field thrills than I could ever have hoped for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-cerveris/my-life-career-is-more-filled-with-left-field-thrills-than-i-could/)

[Michael Cerveris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-cerveris/)

> [I studied voice at Yale with Blake Stern from the music school, and he had me singing German lieder and Italian songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-cerveris/i-studied-voice-at-yale-with-blake-stern-from-the-music-school-and-he/)

[Michael Cerveris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-cerveris/)

> [For me, awards are not what I really care about - the work is what I really care about. And, I am especially proud…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-cerveris/for-me-awards-are-not-what-i-really-care-about-the-work-is-what-i/)

[Michael Cerveris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-cerveris/)

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