--- title: "20 You Quotes By Adam Driver" description: "20 You quotes by Adam Driver. Plus more from Adam Driver and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/adam-driver-4852_ends_how-do-you-take-what-you-do-as-seriously_253712.jpg" --- > [How do you take what you do as seriously as possible but not so seriously that it ends up inhibiting what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/how-do-you-take-what-you-do-as-seriously-as-possible-but-not-so/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/adam-driver-4852_ends_how-do-you-take-what-you-do-as-seriously_253712.jpg) > [I don't know what else you could do that is more vulnerable - maybe dancing - than singing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-don-t-know-what-else-you-could-do-that-is-more-vulnerable-maybe/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0a/adam-driver-4852_could_i-don-t-know-what-else-you-could-do-that_894240.jpg) > [The most you play a character in the theater is, like, a couple months, and then you put it away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/the-most-you-play-a-character-in-the-theater-is-like-a-couple-months/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/adam-driver-4852_away_the-most-you-play-a-character-in-the-the_1831448.jpg) > [There's something really exciting about playing someone where you're given license to be unpredictable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/there-s-something-really-exciting-about-playing-someone-where-you-re/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f58/adam-driver-4852_about_there-s-something-really-exciting-about_2838029.jpg) > [Even on your hiatus, you feel like you need to keep the character in the back of your brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/even-on-your-hiatus-you-feel-like-you-need-to-keep-the-character-in/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e4/adam-driver-4852_back_even-on-your-hiatus-you-feel-like-you-ne_3139170.jpg) > [When you get out of the Marine Corps, you feel like you can do anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/when-you-get-out-of-the-marine-corps-you-feel-like-you-can-do-anything/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86a/adam-driver-4852_anything_when-you-get-out-of-the-marine-corps-you_1464091.jpg) > [With brain and body, it's great if you have a connection between the two, but when separated, that leads to a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/with-brain-and-body-it-s-great-if-you-have-a-connection-between-the/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81f/adam-driver-4852_between_with-brain-and-body-it-s-great-if-you-ha_2518910.jpg) > [You always read stories of people going out to California and making it as an actor with, like, two dollars, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/you-always-read-stories-of-people-going-out-to-california-and-making/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da9/adam-driver-4852_actor_you-always-read-stories-of-people-going_2068100.jpg) > [You have friends, and they die. You have a disease, someone you care about has a disease, Wall Street people are scamming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/you-have-friends-and-they-die-you-have-a-disease-someone-you-care/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e89/adam-driver-4852_about_you-have-friends-and-they-die-you-have-a_621371.jpg) > [What is a struggle is that acting isn't a place where you go to work and you do that thing. There aren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/what-is-a-struggle-is-that-acting-isn-t-a-place-where-you-go-to-work/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf2/adam-driver-4852_acting_what-is-a-struggle-is-that-acting-isn-t_2938035.jpg) > [You have to be forward-moving and able to balance a lot of things at the same time. I attribute a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/you-have-to-be-forward-moving-and-able-to-balance-a-lot-of-things-at/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d24/adam-driver-4852_able_you-have-to-be-forward-moving-and-able-t_1620230.jpg) > [There were definitely dark nights when you're like, 'Maybe joining the military wasn't such a good idea.' But, in a way, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/there-were-definitely-dark-nights-when-you-re-like-maybe-joining-the/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d78/adam-driver-4852_actor_there-were-definitely-dark-nights-when-y_1819609.jpg) > [I did plays in high school, but I was convinced you couldn't make a living doing it. You don't have a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-did-plays-in-high-school-but-i-was-convinced-you-couldn-t-make-a/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/835/adam-driver-4852_anyway_i-did-plays-in-high-school-but-i-was-con_2707721.jpg) > [I think some of my best theatre training has been in the Marine Corps. Not only meeting a bunch of characters, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-think-some-of-my-best-theatre-training-has-been-in-the-marine-corps/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b66/adam-driver-4852_adult_i-think-some-of-my-best-theatre-training_326410.jpg) > [I was an infantry Marine, and there are only so many things you can do when you get out of the military…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-was-an-infantry-marine-and-there-are-only-so-many-things-you-can-do/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/adam-driver-4852_apply_i-was-an-infantry-marine-and-there-are-o_3120716.jpg) > [Just being in the military, you're so violent. We got into fights about just random things all the time. I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/just-being-in-the-military-you-re-so-violent-we-got-into-fights-about/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4d/adam-driver-4852_about_just-being-in-the-military-you-re-so-vio_2503627.jpg) > [Just the service aspect of running a nonprofit is so gratifying because it takes the attention off yourself. I'm not an acting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/just-the-service-aspect-of-running-a-nonprofit-is-so-gratifying/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/539/adam-driver-4852_about_just-the-service-aspect-of-running-a-non_577981.jpg) > [I never played sports or got into the whole guy camaraderie of, like, 'I love you, man! Seniors forever!' So suddenly being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-never-played-sports-or-got-into-the-whole-guy-camaraderie-of-like-i/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a56/adam-driver-4852_being_i-never-played-sports-or-got-into-the-wh_274103.jpg) > [I was having an argument with my stepfather, and he was like, 'Why don't you join the Marine Corps?' And I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-was-having-an-argument-with-my-stepfather-and-he-was-like-why-don-t/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc9/adam-driver-4852_actually_i-was-having-an-argument-with-my-stepfat_784538.jpg) > [I'm constantly thinking about the role, and there's an infinite amount of questions you can ask yourself about a character to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-m-constantly-thinking-about-the-role-and-there-s-an-infinite-amount/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93f/adam-driver-4852_about_i-m-constantly-thinking-about-the-role-a_1106253.jpg) ## Other authors on You ## More by Adam Driver > [My only close-to-game-plan is to follow good writing. If the writing is in TV or if it's in theater or in film, that's it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/my-only-close-to-game-plan-is-to-follow-good-writing-if-the-writing/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) > [I feel like I have to move violently once a day, or I'll lose my mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-feel-like-i-have-to-move-violently-once-a-day-or-i-ll-lose-my-mind/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) > [My plan was to be able to make a living as an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/my-plan-was-to-be-able-to-make-a-living-as-an-actor/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) > [I have this really big face.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-have-this-really-big-face/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) > [Acting is really about having the courage to fail in front of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/acting-is-really-about-having-the-courage-to-fail-in-front-of-people/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) > [I think it's a common misconception in the civilian community that the military community is filled with just drills and discipline and pain. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-think-it-s-a-common-misconception-in-the-civilian-community-that/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) > [Costume people are always saying they don't have clothes big enough for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/costume-people-are-always-saying-they-don-t-have-clothes-big-enough/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) > [September 11 happened, and all my friends were like, 'Let's join the military!' and I was the only one who actually did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/september-11-happened-and-all-my-friends-were-like-let-s-join-the/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) > [How do you take what you do as seriously as possible but not so seriously that it ends up inhibiting what you do?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/how-do-you-take-what-you-do-as-seriously-as-possible-but-not-so/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) > [I never played sports or got into the whole guy camaraderie of, like, 'I love you, man! Seniors forever!' So suddenly being in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-never-played-sports-or-got-into-the-whole-guy-camaraderie-of-like-i/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) > [I originally passed on 'Girls' because I thought TV was evil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-originally-passed-on-girls-because-i-thought-tv-was-evil/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) > [I think people are willing to take more of a risk on an indie film, about character, etc...but at the same time, when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-think-people-are-willing-to-take-more-of-a-risk-on-an-indie-film/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) > [I'm not an acting monk or anything. I'm not, like, the most well-adjusted actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-m-not-an-acting-monk-or-anything-i-m-not-like-the-most-well/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) > [I think some of my best theatre training has been in the Marine Corps. Not only meeting a bunch of characters, but growing up.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/i-think-some-of-my-best-theatre-training-has-been-in-the-marine-corps/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) > [When I happened to get into school, I felt like I could approach it as aggressively as things in the military.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-driver/when-i-happened-to-get-into-school-i-felt-like-i-could-approach-it-as/) [Adam Driver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-driver/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/adam-driver/#itemlist", "name": "20 You Quotes By Adam Driver", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "How do you take what you do as seriously as possible but not so seriously that it ends up inhibiting what you do?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam 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