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> [Honestly, one of my favorite things about a director is when they understand what an actor brings to their role.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/honestly-one-of-my-favorite-things-about-a-director-is-when-they/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

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## More by Chris Messina

> [When you do a movie, you shoot, and then you go away. A lot of the times you walk about from the movie, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/when-you-do-a-movie-you-shoot-and-then-you-go-away-a-lot-of-the-times/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

> [I mean, in the editing room, you sit there, and you're so happy about a lot of it. You've got these great actors, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/i-mean-in-the-editing-room-you-sit-there-and-you-re-so-happy-about-a/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

> [If you cry too much on screen, you're crying for the audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/if-you-cry-too-much-on-screen-you-re-crying-for-the-audience/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

> [One of the interesting parts of being on a television show is you often don't know the fate of your character until you're reading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/one-of-the-interesting-parts-of-being-on-a-television-show-is-you/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

> [Doing something like 'Damages,' I played a character with post-traumatic stress. I was playing with sleep deprivation. I was not sleeping; I stayed up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/doing-something-like-damages-i-played-a-character-with-post-traumatic/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

> [Honestly, one of my favorite things about a director is when they understand what an actor brings to their role.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/honestly-one-of-my-favorite-things-about-a-director-is-when-they/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

> [Nothing is as it seems; everything is as you allow it to be](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/nothing-is-as-it-seems-everything-is-as-you-allow-it-to-be/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

> [I was in a movie called 'Before & After' with Meryl Streep. I was edited out of the movie, but no one told me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/i-was-in-a-movie-called-before-after-with-meryl-streep-i-was-edited/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

> [I'm from Long Island. Strong Island.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/i-m-from-long-island-strong-island/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

> [I did a lot of small black-box theater in New York when I was starting out. I'd get a group of actors together to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/i-did-a-lot-of-small-black-box-theater-in-new-york-when-i-was/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

> [For the longest time, I was always like a guy that people would think they went to high school with. They'd be like, 'How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/for-the-longest-time-i-was-always-like-a-guy-that-people-would-think/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

> [I don't have much interest in gingerbread houses - except in eating them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/i-don-t-have-much-interest-in-gingerbread-houses-except-in-eating-them/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

> [The rain probably dampened the spirits of those that decided not to come. But the people who were here didn't know it was raining…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/the-rain-probably-dampened-the-spirits-of-those-that-decided-not-to/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

> [I think Aaron Sorkin is like Shakespeare. When you go through it, there is a rhythm and clues all over the place of how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/i-think-aaron-sorkin-is-like-shakespeare-when-you-go-through-it-there/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

> [I would love to close my eyes and see myself with my girlfriend when we're 99 years old and I have a pipe and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-messina/i-would-love-to-close-my-eyes-and-see-myself-with-my-girlfriend-when/)

[Chris Messina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-messina/)

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