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> [The less lines, the better. I am the silent film actor, but not in a slapstick sort of way. Film is an image-based medium, so whatever you can say without the words is far more provocative and punctuating. If the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callum-keith-rennie/the-less-lines-the-better-i-am-the-silent-film-actor-but-not-in-a/)

[Callum Keith Rennie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/callum-keith-rennie/)

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## More by Callum Keith Rennie

> [It was funny on '24' because I'm a Scots-Canadian, and I was working with the great Scottish actor Tony Curran, and we were both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callum-keith-rennie/it-was-funny-on-24-because-i-m-a-scots-canadian-and-i-was-working/)

[Callum Keith Rennie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/callum-keith-rennie/)

> [Both my parents are Scottish, and although I grew up in Canada after moving over, all of my family are proud to be Scots.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callum-keith-rennie/both-my-parents-are-scottish-and-although-i-grew-up-in-canada-after/)

[Callum Keith Rennie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/callum-keith-rennie/)

> [I know a lot of people with obsessive qualities, and there's a positive and negative part to it. There's the appeal of someone who's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callum-keith-rennie/i-know-a-lot-of-people-with-obsessive-qualities-and-there-s-a/)

[Callum Keith Rennie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/callum-keith-rennie/)

> [When you're shiny, everyone wants to stand next to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callum-keith-rennie/when-you-re-shiny-everyone-wants-to-stand-next-to-you/)

[Callum Keith Rennie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/callum-keith-rennie/)

> [I've never played Scots or got the chance to do my Scottish accent. I'm always trying it out in auditions, but they always say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callum-keith-rennie/i-ve-never-played-scots-or-got-the-chance-to-do-my-scottish-accent-i/)

[Callum Keith Rennie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/callum-keith-rennie/)

> [I'm so excited about 'Shattered;' it's something I've really enjoyed working in, and it's very different from anything I've done before. I've always been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callum-keith-rennie/i-m-so-excited-about-shattered-it-s-something-i-ve-really-enjoyed/)

[Callum Keith Rennie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/callum-keith-rennie/)

> [There is always this perception that you want to shoot for the top, but I think there's this great place to shoot for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callum-keith-rennie/there-is-always-this-perception-that-you-want-to-shoot-for-the-top/)

[Callum Keith Rennie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/callum-keith-rennie/)

> [The less lines, the better. I am the silent film actor, but not in a slapstick sort of way. Film is an image-based medium,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callum-keith-rennie/the-less-lines-the-better-i-am-the-silent-film-actor-but-not-in-a/)

[Callum Keith Rennie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/callum-keith-rennie/)

> [Painting puts me into an alpha state. It's a private event. I make all the decisions in the process and never have to deal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/callum-keith-rennie/painting-puts-me-into-an-alpha-state-it-s-a-private-event-i-make-all/)

[Callum Keith Rennie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/callum-keith-rennie/)

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