If I were God, I would just be up there scratching my head, thinking, 'What the hell am I supposed to do… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
Honestly, as hard a profession as acting is, I think music is even harder. Acting, you're like a leech, because someone else… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
You can't escape this feeling of disintegration. The world is fragile. But you also can't let it ruin your life. I'm actually… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
Let's point out the elephant in the room: Actor bands are not notoriously successful enterprises. I can't think of any. — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
I think improv training really orients you to character development, more than taking a Strasberg class or Meisner class. Not only is… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
What I'm angry about, and I've gone on record saying this, is I think that financiers get away with murder. They realize… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
Well, I think anybody who's had a baby can tell you that once you have a baby, they kind of become the… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
I think if you watch a lot of what I do, you're going to ultimately walk away seeing me. I can't hide… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
One of the great things about acting is you can do things that in real life would get you in trouble. I… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
Humility in this business [acting] isn't just a matter of being polite, it's kind of a matter of survival. You can't ever… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
I like to play characters that get to do it all - to have a bit of comedy here and a bit of pathos… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
A lot of times people will send me stuff. They will find something and they will send it to me and then I will… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
The most fascinating part of movies is the organism of the movie - it's such a bizarre thing to do, to make a movie.… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I got into acting to begin with is that I was trying to figure out how life worked. It was… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
Theater is the best. That's where you get the work done. You just really get in there and figure something out about a story… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
I've never worried about anything in my life a fraction of the way I worry about my daughter. It's much more than hoping people… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
A lot of times the characters I play tend to be kind of loners or they don't have best friends or best buddies. — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
The stage is a routine. It keeps you grounded, like a metronome. I find that soothing. — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
If you are going to be on TV for however many years, you want to make sure that you have writers that are giving… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
I've always been happy just to be working. It doesn't really matter for me how many people are familiar with my name or my… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
When you see a struggle that you may be having personally put on a big screen and in a roomful of people, then it… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
I certainly don't want to have too many pre-conceived notions before I show up because then you might be cutting yourself off from the… — Michael Shannon Copy Share Image
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