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Michael Shanks

(1970–1984) Actor United Kingdom

24 quotes in 164 categories

Michael Shanks was an actor from the United Kingdom, best known for Classical archaeology of Greece.

Quick Facts About Michael Shanks

Born: December 15, 1970
Died: January 1, 1984
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Actor
Notable works: Classical archaeology of Greece

About Michael Shanks

Michael Garrett Shanks is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Daniel Jackson in the long-running military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 and as Dr. Charles Harris in the Canadian medical drama Saving Hope. He is also known for his work on low budget genre work filmed in Canada.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Michael Shanks

We never thought the show would last this long.

Last

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For some reason, it popped into my head the notion that a lot of the Next Generation cast in the long run…

Behind

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There was concern whether SCI FI would want the show back with all the recent changes. But now, the changes have made…

Concern

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I've always found ways to bend the rules.

Found

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I think the writing on the wall is definitely there this year that this is probably our last year.

Definitely

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But I don't bet the farm on any of those possibilities, either. I'm also preparing, intelligently, to walk away from this, and…

Agriculture

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Theres a way about it: tearing people down, but not tearing them apart.

People

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I gravitate towards anything that has a grain of comedy to it.

Comedy

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You know, if it doesn't work, we can always cut it.

Always

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Gobbledygook may indicate a failure to think clearly, a contempt for one's clients, or more probably a mixture of both. A system…

Bases

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In the meantime, I just have to create those realistic goals about the fact that I don't have a ton of options…

Actors

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It's absolutely true that it's almost impossible to play a character without having any affection for him.

Affection

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I find directing more satisfying.

Satisfying

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I couldn't be playing him for this long if I didn't like him.

Him

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By the end of last year we solved a lot of threads, and it's really good for this new way we're taking…

End

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With network shows, writers can be so protective of every syllable.

Every

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The environment on set is very encouraging.

Encouraging

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I think that you can take things personally or get hurt feelings as a result of something not working out just because…

Deserve

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There's a way about it: tearing people down, but not tearing them apart.

About

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It's fun to play the character and then watch him later.

Character

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So already, you go from not having a job and thinking you're going to get fired after the pilot, to knowing that…

After

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It was nice, though, to have the long term benefit to be able to pare away those things and eventually make the…

Able

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My brother had boxes of comic books. He was really the collector.

Book

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I was doing Hamlet in the off-season, and I had a specific idea in my mind about what I wanted that character…

Character

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