It's fun as a creator to make something that allows multiple interpretations. — Mike White Creator Copy Share Image
I believe, in general, that even people that are self-pitying, you can feel for them. — Mike White Copy Share Image
I think movie sets can often be stressful, and people take themselves very seriously. — Mike White Copy Share Image
Most of the shows I've worked on have aired three times and are in the dustbin of history. — Mike White History Copy Share Image
I think there are certain ways that people are always themselves, but I do think people change — Mike White Copy Share Image
People sometimes seem surprised because often, you know, you know, there's a lot of tortured characters in the stuff I write. — Mike White Copy Share Image
As you get older, you realize just figuring out how to be nice to the people in your personal sphere is almost… — Mike White Being nice Copy Share Image
I started as a writer; I started writing when I was little. The acting and directing was an outgrowth of my desire… — Mike White Acting Copy Share Image
There's something very touching to me about someone almost communicating to themselves in some way - trying to come to some deeper… — Mike White Copy Share Image
I think living in our culture right now, there's a universal experience where we feel like we become what we do. Sometimes… — Mike White Crisis Copy Share Image
I just think there are certain men who feel like engaging in a story told from a female point of view is… — Mike White Copy Share Image
As an actor, it's better to just be more loose and give yourself over. That's always fun. It's fun to just let… — Mike White Actor Copy Share Image
As an actor and a writer, the anxiety about doing TV is that you start to feel like you get married to… — Mike White Copy Share Image
You watch stuff like 'The Real Housewives' and you start to think, 'We're all so vacuous! Is there any nobility to any… — Mike White Copy Share Image
I once volunteered to teach English as a second language, and I thought that I would have all these intense relationships with… — Mike White Copy Share Image
People who write books - they live in their own world as they're writing. But people who are doing shows or big… — Mike White Copy Share Image
For me, writing is a solitary thing and a personal thing. And it's weird, because when you make something that requires money… — Mike White Collaborators Copy Share Image
I've never been to the Oscars, but if I was ever invited to the Oscars, I would have this weird paranoia of… — Mike White Adventure Copy Share Image
I find as a viewer, when I go to see comedies, the strain to be funny throughout the whole thing. I start… — Mike White Copy Share Image
To me, this is from a Buddhist perspective or whatever, sometimes people who are working out their political beliefs, they can rage… — Mike White Belief Copy Share Image
I'm not really a director or producer for hire. There's lots of big gigs out there, but I'm not looking to do… — Mike White Copy Share Image
My favorite thing is being able to follow my inspiration, and the freedom of being a writer is hard to beat. — Mike White Copy Share Image
I guess I'm trying to write stuff that I, as a viewer, would connect to. — Mike White Copy Share Image
I grew up in a religious family, and we weren't allowed to listen to rock music. — Mike White Family Copy Share Image
