--- title: "1 Top Gun Quotes By Jason Sudeikis" description: "1 Top Gun quotes by Jason Sudeikis. Plus more from Jason Sudeikis and more Top Gun sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/jason-sudeikis-20098_acting_i-didn-t-really-want-to-be-an-actor-when_114979.jpg" --- > [I didn't really want to be an actor when I was growing up - I wanted to be whatever I was reading about or seeing at the time. When I read The Firm I wanted to be a lawyer; when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/i-didn-t-really-want-to-be-an-actor-when-i-was-growing-up-i-wanted-to/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/jason-sudeikis-20098_acting_i-didn-t-really-want-to-be-an-actor-when_114979.jpg) ## More by Jason Sudeikis > [It's the journey, not the destination. I truly believe that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/it-s-the-journey-not-the-destination-i-truly-believe-that/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) > [I don't know if the idea of a career in show business or in the arts in general was looked down upon as much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/i-don-t-know-if-the-idea-of-a-career-in-show-business-or-in-the-arts/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) > [I didn't really want to be an actor when I was growing up - I wanted to be whatever I was reading about or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/i-didn-t-really-want-to-be-an-actor-when-i-was-growing-up-i-wanted-to/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) > [I'm not buying a boat because of writing skits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/i-m-not-buying-a-boat-because-of-writing-skits/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) > [I haven't really had too many bosses. Any bad boss I had probably was because I was a bad employee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/i-haven-t-really-had-too-many-bosses-any-bad-boss-i-had-probably-was/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) > [I'd like to extend my career a little bit into different genres.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/i-d-like-to-extend-my-career-a-little-bit-into-different-genres/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) > [You start at SNL when you're young and hungry, but I don't want my pro years to be my SNL years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/you-start-at-snl-when-you-re-young-and-hungry-but-i-don-t-want-my-pro/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) > [It was my second show as a writer, and Justin Timberlake was just coming off boy-band stardom. People were rolling their eyes, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/it-was-my-second-show-as-a-writer-and-justin-timberlake-was-just/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) > [People are getting cynical about the news. It doesn't seem like there's one place to watch where you get the straight dope. You watch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/people-are-getting-cynical-about-the-news-it-doesn-t-seem-like-there/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) > [I'd love to do a drama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/i-d-love-to-do-a-drama/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) > [I don't know where I'm gonna be two weeks at a time, much less the thing I'm making. I'm just flattered to get the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/i-don-t-know-where-i-m-gonna-be-two-weeks-at-a-time-much-less-the/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) > [I've never been a shirt-off, pants-off kind of comedy guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/i-ve-never-been-a-shirt-off-pants-off-kind-of-comedy-guy/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) > [A lot of it comes from tiny things, like not eating barbecue sauce with my pizza at two in the morning. I think it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/a-lot-of-it-comes-from-tiny-things-like-not-eating-barbecue-sauce/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) > [That's what I love about sketch comedy: a sketch is five minutes, then it goes dark, and there's the potential for something else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/that-s-what-i-love-about-sketch-comedy-a-sketch-is-five-minutes-then/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) > [It's fun to play the type of people you dislike.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-sudeikis/it-s-fun-to-play-the-type-of-people-you-dislike/) [Jason Sudeikis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-sudeikis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/top-gun/jason-sudeikis/#itemlist", "name": "1 Top Gun Quotes By Jason Sudeikis", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I didn't really want to be an actor when I was growing up - I wanted to be whatever I was reading about or seeing at the time. 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