All Jeff Daniels Quotes
- Everything’s a story, kid. Stories are what help us make sense of the world. Everything S
- Are we just pretending to be unhappy so that we can add drama to our lives, so that we seem more substantial? Add
- And the actors tend not to want to watch themselves very often. I'm one of those guys. Actor
- As an actor, you're always at the service of somebody else's vision. In a play, it's more of the director's vision, and he or she's… Actor
- I think it's a style of acting that you trust. You trust the instincts. Acting
- I never starved. And you know, whatever talent I have, I've relied on that, versus image or star. I have just said, 'Hire me if… Bridged
- I know there are people, if I go into a market or a city for the first time, there are people that are there that… Cities
- And that's one thing that helps me is I learn it blandly, vanilla, then I don't try to act it too soon because you start… Act
- There's not a single job in this town. There's nothin', nada, zip. Unless you wanna workforty hours a week. Hours
- I was haunted by trainers going "Up, up, up, get up." You find yourself picking your head up and then realizing, They aren't talking to… Dog
- I love living in Michigan, which has been great for my kids and my family Been
- I never said, 'I'm going to be a big star.' I said, 'I'm going to be a good actor.' And that took the pressure off. Actor
- Regardless of the fact that in this country, certainly in the arts, we treat comedy as a second-class citizen, I've never thought of it that… Always Thought
- I never starved. And you know, whatever talent I have, I've relied on that, versus image or star. Image
- Meryl Streep's brilliant, just brilliant. I've been fortunate to do two movies with Meryl. And for an actor to go moment to moment like she… Actor
- There are so many projects that you go into hoping the story works, and here comes a new third act and that kind of thing. Act
- Well, the music industry is littered with actors who belatedly came to singing. Actor
- You see a lot of these movies that are really just 90-minute video games. The effects are incredible. I get it: There's an art to… Art
- One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help. Attention
- Every actor just wants good writing. Actor
- Give me good writing, and I'll play it all day. All
- I have done all of the genres, and the dramatic role is my favorite. All
- I just never did buy this idea that you have to live in Los Angeles to be an actor. I didn't see that as a… Actor
- I love the theater, but if I had to choose, I would choose a film at this time in my life. Something meaty, to sink… Choose
- I think we have the attention span of a gnat. You know, with cell phones and Twitter. Attention