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Holt McCallany

(1963) Television Actor United States

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Holt McCallany is a television actor from the United States.

Quick Facts About Holt McCallany

Born: September 3, 1963
Nationality: United States
Profession: Television Actor

About Holt McCallany

Holt McCallany is an American actor. He is known for portraying FBI Special Agent Bill Tench on the series Mindhunter (2017–19) and has had leading and supporting roles in various television series and films, including Lights Out, Fight Club, Three Kings, Shot Caller, Wrath of Man, Nightmare Alley, and The Iron Claw.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Holt McCallany

The greatest gift that an actor can have is good scripts because then you're relieved of the responsibility of trying to elevate…

Actor

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I take my hat off to my friend, Mark Wahlberg, because I know that it took him a long time to make…

Because

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I always wanted to play a boxer because some of my favorite films, as a boy, were those great boxing movies, like…

Always

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I love the whole world of boxing and the sense of community that exists there.

Boxing

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Not all television scripts are created equal. And the process is ridiculous. They send you a script and want you in the…

Acting

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I love boxing. I really respect the guys and admire the guys who do it. But, I'm very, very happy with my…

Actors

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If you're going to play a champion athlete, people expect you to look a certain way, and you also have to have…

Able

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You have to really think about what kind of guy the character is and decide on a style that works, that complements…

Audience

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I watched tapes and became a historian of the sport, and tried to combine certain elements and find things in the gym…

Certain

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I had been in the gym training for many, many years, but I definitely stepped it up when it was time to…

Been

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You've got to wake up every morning and believe, 'I was born to do this.'

Believe

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As an actor, you very rarely have the experience of picking up a script and getting a few pages into it and…

Actors

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You make choices, as a young man. I knew I wanted to be an actor, so I pursued that, but the desire…

Actors

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I love boxing, and boxing has always been my favorite sport. I was always into it, and I boxed recreationally all of…

Always

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I've always believed my success in the entertainment business is an inevitability. You have to believe that; you have to be an…

Always

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I've done a lot of fight scenes, and I always find that it's better that they be meticulously choreographed. You want them…

Always

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I had always wanted to play a boxer, all of my life. I grew up watching great boxing films.

Boxers

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I love boxing. I really respect the guys and admire the guys who do it. But, I'm very, very happy with my…

Actor

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You can get into a place in your life where you no longer are in control of events, and events are in…

Events

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You think like a boxer and behave like a boxer, and you try to live your life that way, being in the…

Asks

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When I do a movie, I have the script. I know how it begins and how it ends. I know what my…

Begins

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Boxing is a place where, if you haven't done the training, that's going to be exposed very quickly.

Boxing

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I would say that one of the really special gifts about playing an athlete is that it's the best motivation you'll ever…

About

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