Dean Norris

Well, I was a drama kid.

— Dean Norris

I never had trouble getting an agent. I went out and got my first couple roles, and literally within six months I…

— Dean Norris

I never had a month or so go by where I haven't had a job, but you always worry that someone will…

— Dean Norris

Actually, I went from doing a lot of movies early on in my career, then to doing TV, and I don't know…

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You go into any doughnut shop and look at three cops having coffee, I guarantee I look like one of them.

— Dean Norris

I earned a black belt when I was in high school. And I did a lot of boxing and full contact karate…

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Look, we're in the time of the anti-hero.

— Dean Norris

As a matter of fact, I am an uncle. I have nine nephews and nieces. I'm not sure if they think I'm…

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My dad's era believed that there was something noble in being a good guy - the kind of guy that lived straight…

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When I was in college I did a lot of comedy.

— Dean Norris

Actors like to play bad guys because they're more fun. They also win more awards.

— Dean Norris

I think actors who take things too far are funny.

— Dean Norris

You know, I'm from the Midwest, man - that shapes my personality much more than having gone to Harvard.

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I don't get a lot of "Hey, Harvard!" stuff. I think a lot of people who don't know me would be surprised…

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The way I look at it, I'm a guy who acts to live.

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I talked to people that I'd done theater with, older actors and stuff. There's a lot of people who go into the…

— Dean Norris

When my kids started preschool, the teachers had to take away all the fake bananas because all the boys would pick them…

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If you force yourself to smile, within a couple minutes, you feel happy.

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I play DEA, CIA, FBI, LAPD; I got 'em all.

— Dean Norris

When you're a stand-up, you play in front of 600 people, and it's all about timing. I could never do stand-up comedy;…

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My dad was a singer in a band and neither of my parents went to college, and I ended up getting into…

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If I have a day off I will play golf.

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I don't have a lot of downtime.

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The best thing I ever learned from my dad was he knew he wasn't the best of singers, but he always knew…

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To survive in a lot of male-dominated situations - the police, the military, what have you - you put on a bit…

— Dean Norris