All Michael Shannon Quotes
- One of the great things about acting is you can do things that in real life would get you in trouble. I think that's something… Acting
- Well, I think anybody who's had a baby can tell you that once you have a baby, they kind of become the main focus. I… Anybody
- If you give me enough time, enough leash, I can become pretty reasonable. Become Pretty
- When I'm working, I don't wake up and say, 'OK, time to go be intense.' I just look at whatever scenes we're working on that… Break
- You got to know what's worth keeping and what's worth letting go. Bestfriend
- I just keep working on things I like, and hope for the best. I hope people enjoy them. Best
- I've always been happy just to be working. It doesn't really matter for me how many people are familiar with my name or my picture,… Been
- Honestly, as hard a profession as acting is, I think music is even harder. Acting, you're like a leech, because someone else does the hard… Acting
- I enjoyed living in Chicago and doing plays for little or no money. I never actually thought that I would leave Chicago, originally. I wasn't… Actually Thought
- I know this'll sound obnoxious, but acting was very much an accident for me. I didn't have, like, posters of Marlon Brando in my bedroom… Accident
- I think if you watch a lot of what I do, you're going to ultimately walk away seeing me. I can't hide - that impression… Hide
- I want to focus on each scene. I'm a real perfectionist, and I don't want to feel like I didn't consider every possible variation of… Attacking
- I've known a lot of religious people. My mother is very religious, but she also is very private about it. When I was growing up,… Background
- If I were God, I would just be up there scratching my head, thinking, 'What the hell am I supposed to do with this?' For… Across
- If you don't believe there's some organising principle, or somebody up in the sky pulling the strings, then it can be very stressful. And nature… Arbitrary
- Everything that happens on Wall Street only fortifies my opinion that there is in fact a more ludicrous industry than the entertainment industry. Entertainment
- One of the reasons I got into acting to begin with is that I was trying to figure out how life worked. It was interesting… Acting