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> [In television, you are of necessity working in bits and pieces and scenes, and things are out of order, and you never can have the same sense of how will this look when it's all put together, what will the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/in-television-you-are-of-necessity-working-in-bits-and-pieces-and/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

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## More by Zeljko Ivanek

> [When you're guest-starring, it's very nice, but you're there very briefly, and it's right there in the name: You're a guest. It's very hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/when-you-re-guest-starring-it-s-very-nice-but-you-re-there-very/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [I actually love going to a lot of theater movies. I just love watching actors work and seeing how people tell stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/i-actually-love-going-to-a-lot-of-theater-movies-i-just-love-watching/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [In television, you are of necessity working in bits and pieces and scenes, and things are out of order, and you never can have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/in-television-you-are-of-necessity-working-in-bits-and-pieces-and/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [Both 'Oz' and 'Homicide,' they're critically admired, so it's not like they're really neglected, but I wish they'd found bigger audiences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/both-oz-and-homicide-they-re-critically-admired-so-it-s-not-like-they/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [It's very juicy to twirl your mustache and figure out why people do the horrible things that they do. It's not just because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/it-s-very-juicy-to-twirl-your-mustache-and-figure-out-why-people-do/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [I had such an amazing experience on 'The Pillowman' that it was hard to think what else is going to live up to that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/i-had-such-an-amazing-experience-on-the-pillowman-that-it-was-hard-to/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [Movie stars are doing TV series, and former TV stars are doing guest shots. Everybody gets bumped down the line. That's affected everyone in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/movie-stars-are-doing-tv-series-and-former-tv-stars-are-doing-guest/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [I thought I would spent my career doing Chekhov and Ibsen in regional theaters, so the fact that I started doing new plays was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/i-thought-i-would-spent-my-career-doing-chekhov-and-ibsen-in-regional/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [I had seen 'Pillowman' in London and loved it. Being part of something that I, as an audience member, would like to be part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/i-had-seen-pillowman-in-london-and-loved-it-being-part-of-something/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [The stuff that I find really intriguing is always how do ordinary people behave in extraordinary circumstances. And that's why we have a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/the-stuff-that-i-find-really-intriguing-is-always-how-do-ordinary/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [I spend a lot of time in California, but New York is still my main home. I go to see a lot of theater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/i-spend-a-lot-of-time-in-california-but-new-york-is-still-my-main/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [What I always loved about theater is that that's an experience that a company of actors just sinks itself into for weeks, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/what-i-always-loved-about-theater-is-that-that-s-an-experience-that-a/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

> [I thought I'd be doing theater, really. That's all I had experience with growing up. I mean, I saw movies and television, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeljko-ivanek/i-thought-i-d-be-doing-theater-really-that-s-all-i-had-experience/)

[Zeljko Ivanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeljko-ivanek/)

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