--- title: "55 Thomas Haden Church Quotes - Famous Screenwriter" description: "American actor. Browse 55 Thomas Haden Church quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-haden-church-90372.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-haden-church-90372.jpg) # Thomas Haden Church (1960) Screenwriter United States **55** quotes in **371** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Thomas Haden Church is a screenwriter from the United States. ## Quick Facts About Thomas Haden Church Born June 17, 1960 Nationality United States Profession Screenwriter Known for Spider-Man 3, Sideways, Spider-Man: No Way Home ## About Thomas Haden Church Thomas Haden Church is an American actor. After starring in the 1990s sitcom Wings and playing the lead for two seasons in Ned & Stacey (1995–1997), Church became known for his film work, including his role of Lyle van de Groot in George of the Jungle (1997), his Academy Award–nominated performance in Sideways (2004), his role as the Marvel Comics villain Sandman in the superhero films Spider-Man 3 (2007) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), as well as his starring roles in Over the Hedge (2006), Smart People (2008), Easy A (2010), We Bought a Zoo (2011), Max (2015), and Hellboy (2019). He also made his directorial debut with Rolling Kansas (2003). In 2023, he starred as antagonist Agent Stone in the post-apocalyptic action comedy series Twisted Metal. ## Awards & Honors National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male ## Quotes by Thomas Haden Church > [I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-certainly-was-an-actor-and-then-i-drifted-more-towards-writing-and/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Actors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10f/thomas-haden-church-12271_actors_i-certainly-was-an-actor-and-then-i-drif_303799.png) > [I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-invested-and-i-protected-myself-so-i-enjoy-that-freedom/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/thomas-haden-church-12271_enjoy_i-invested-and-i-protected-myself-so-i-e_1609413.png) > [But at the same time, if the right thing came along, I would do it in a second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/but-at-the-same-time-if-the-right-thing-came-along-i-would-do-it-in-a/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/740/thomas-haden-church-12271_right_but-at-the-same-time-if-the-right-thing_2430400.png) > [Sight is about what lies right in front of us. Vision is what lies ahead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/sight-is-about-what-lies-right-in-front-of-us-vision-is-what-lies/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/thomas-haden-church-12271_dream_sight-is-about-what-lies-right-in-front_409242.png) > [Cary and I are working together on another movie, Charlotte's Web.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/cary-and-i-are-working-together-on-another-movie-charlotte-s-web/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e04/thomas-haden-church-12271_another_cary-and-i-are-working-together-on-anoth_3168057.png) > [Cows are a lot smarter across the board than bulls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/cows-are-a-lot-smarter-across-the-board-than-bulls/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/786/thomas-haden-church-12271_animal_cows-are-a-lot-smarter-across-the-board_9160.png) > [Kissing's a good thing, man. It's the doorbell of intimacy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/kissing-s-a-good-thing-man-it-s-the-doorbell-of-intimacy/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b1/thomas-haden-church-12271_good-thing_kissing-s-a-good-thing-man-it-s-the-door_1338326.png) > [Look at the Native American culture. They revere the elders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/look-at-the-native-american-culture-they-revere-the-elders/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Aging](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aging/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9b/thomas-haden-church-12271_aging_look-at-the-native-american-culture-they_698939.png) > [Of course, anybody's who's 26 years old will probably say, "Of course the old guy would say that." But wait until you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/of-course-anybody-s-who-s-26-years-old-will-probably-say-of-course/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/thomas-haden-church-12271_courses_of-course-anybody-s-who-s-26-years-old-w_1295405.jpg) > [But I think once the word gets out that the movie is funny - funny is transcendent - it will traverse all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/but-i-think-once-the-word-gets-out-that-the-movie-is-funny-funny-is/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Barriers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barriers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/571/thomas-haden-church-12271_barriers_but-i-think-once-the-word-gets-out-that_2325768.png) > [I don't want my hair to be ridiculous. But in Texas I do wear a hat a lot, so I probably have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-don-t-want-my-hair-to-be-ridiculous-but-in-texas-i-do-wear-a-hat-a/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Hair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/thomas-haden-church-12271_hair_i-don-t-want-my-hair-to-be-ridiculous-bu_1612514.png) > [I made a comfortable living for several years. I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-made-a-comfortable-living-for-several-years-i-invested-and-i/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/thomas-haden-church-12271_comfortable_i-made-a-comfortable-living-for-several_494752.png) > [I have a healthy sense of vanity. I like to look good for myself, which is what a lot of women say.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-have-a-healthy-sense-of-vanity-i-like-to-look-good-for-myself-which/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/thomas-haden-church-12271_fit_i-have-a-healthy-sense-of-vanity-i-like_790454.png) > [To some extent I could identify with that because I kind of just made my money and got out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/to-some-extent-i-could-identify-with-that-because-i-kind-of-just-made/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28f/thomas-haden-church-12271_because_to-some-extent-i-could-identify-with-tha_1917483.png) > [I hate it when women fight aging with plastic surgery or fashion choices. There's this arrogant youth worship in our society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-hate-it-when-women-fight-aging-with-plastic-surgery-or-fashion/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Aging](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aging/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c03/thomas-haden-church-12271_aging_i-hate-it-when-women-fight-aging-with-pl_3208109.png) > [When I moved to L.A. in 1989, the very first thing I did was this horrific pilot called To Protect And Surf.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/when-i-moved-to-l-a-in-1989-the-very-first-thing-i-did-was-this/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02e/thomas-haden-church-12271_firsts_when-i-moved-to-l-a-in-1989-the-very-fir_121512.png) > [But to this day I am convinced that the real reason we met was because Alexander is from Nebraska, and he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/but-to-this-day-i-am-convinced-that-the-real-reason-we-met-was/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad0/thomas-haden-church-12271_about_but-to-this-day-i-am-convinced-that-the_2527526.png) > [But I certainly know a lot of people that existed at that level and are always kind of pining for more, always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/but-i-certainly-know-a-lot-of-people-that-existed-at-that-level-and/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f1/thomas-haden-church-12271_around-the-corner_but-i-certainly-know-a-lot-of-people-tha_1679403.png) > [Their lives have been largely defined by failure and you would think the prospect of marriage, which is supposed to be bountiful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/their-lives-have-been-largely-defined-by-failure-and-you-would-think/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/280/thomas-haden-church-12271_defined_their-lives-have-been-largely-defined-by_1080675.jpg) > [I did a series called Ned and Stacey for two years for Fox back in the 90s. I was writer on it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-did-a-series-called-ned-and-stacey-for-two-years-for-fox-back-in/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19e/thomas-haden-church-12271_contemporary_i-did-a-series-called-ned-and-stacey-for_1007810.png) > [Villains with a conscience have this sad realization of who they are, and the monster they've become — there's a sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/villains-with-a-conscience-have-this-sad-realization-of-who-they-are/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a30/thomas-haden-church-12271_audience_villains-with-a-conscience-have-this-sad_2537677.png) > [One that always stings is "Grow up." And it stings most when you have the suspicion that it is justified, that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/one-that-always-stings-is-grow-up-and-it-stings-most-when-you-have/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f1/thomas-haden-church-12271_done_one-that-always-stings-is-grow-up-and-it_1599389.png) > [I would say 95% of the time, because you just can't remember your lines if you're drinking alcohol. I would say about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-would-say-95-of-the-time-because-you-just-can-t-remember-your-lines/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Alcohol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alcohol/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16f/thomas-haden-church-12271_alcohol_i-would-say-95-of-the-time-because-you-j_2525470.png) > [I've been a writer longer than I've been an actor. I wrote short stories like crazy when I was in high school…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-ve-been-a-writer-longer-than-i-ve-been-an-actor-i-wrote-short/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Acting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d79/thomas-haden-church-12271_acting_i-ve-been-a-writer-longer-than-i-ve-been_3035725.png) > [I would go into my three different sisters' rooms in the early-mid '70s and they had very specific different tastes in music.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-would-go-into-my-three-different-sisters-rooms-in-the-early-mid-70s/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bc/thomas-haden-church-12271_bedroom_i-would-go-into-my-three-different-siste_2872611.png) > [There's moments that are very personal in The Divorce. There are moments that are sort of unwatchably vulgar or intimate or pathetic.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/there-s-moments-that-are-very-personal-in-the-divorce-there-are/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/355/thomas-haden-church-12271_different_there-s-moments-that-are-very-personal-i_1903681.png) > [When I landed in L.A. in early '89, William Morris decided to take me on to see if I could get any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/when-i-landed-in-l-a-in-early-89-william-morris-decided-to-take-me-on/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Acting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/060/thomas-haden-church-12271_acting_when-i-landed-in-l-a-in-early-89-william_496248.jpg) > [The Divorce isn't like the Da Vinci Code of TV shows. I'm not saying only a secret society is going to understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/the-divorce-isn-t-like-the-da-vinci-code-of-tv-shows-i-m-not-saying/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Code](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/code/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/thomas-haden-church-12271_code_the-divorce-isn-t-like-the-da-vinci-code_3151276.jpg) > [But I'm a citizen of Texas and try to spend most of my time there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/but-i-m-a-citizen-of-texas-and-try-to-spend-most-of-my-time-there/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Citizen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/citizen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/979/thomas-haden-church-12271_citizen_but-i-m-a-citizen-of-texas-and-try-to-sp_3189952.png) > [I love knowing that I'm not better than any other person on the planet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-love-knowing-that-i-m-not-better-than-any-other-person-on-the-planet/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b37/thomas-haden-church-12271_better_i-love-knowing-that-i-m-not-better-than_2873600.png) > [I like to keep my private stuff pretty vague.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-like-to-keep-my-private-stuff-pretty-vague/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/thomas-haden-church-12271_private_i-like-to-keep-my-private-stuff-pretty-v_3162002.png) > [He was using me. When he cast me in Sideways I was nothing but a vessel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/he-was-using-me-when-he-cast-me-in-sideways-i-was-nothing-but-a-vessel/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/thomas-haden-church-12271_cast_he-was-using-me-when-he-cast-me-in-sidew_2714727.png) > [I believe in singularity in relationships because you've got to have trust on both sides.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-believe-in-singularity-in-relationships-because-you-ve-got-to-have/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/thomas-haden-church-12271_believe_i-believe-in-singularity-in-relationship_575282.png) > [I would just turn into a giant pair of lips. "Oh God! There he is! It's Lip-Man!"](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-would-just-turn-into-a-giant-pair-of-lips-oh-god-there-he-is-it-s/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/thomas-haden-church-12271_giant_i-would-just-turn-into-a-giant-pair-of-l_2662339.png) > [If you are truly fearless as a performer, than you don't fear kids or dogs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/if-you-are-truly-fearless-as-a-performer-than-you-don-t-fear-kids-or/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Courage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/courage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f7/thomas-haden-church-12271_courage_if-you-are-truly-fearless-as-a-performer_1395158.png) > [The title of the movie is open to interpretation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/the-title-of-the-movie-is-open-to-interpretation/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Film](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/thomas-haden-church-12271_film_the-title-of-the-movie-is-open-to-interp_1766018.png) > [Between Clive Owen winning at the Golden Globes and the British Academy announcing its nominations, of which Sideways received only one, I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/between-clive-owen-winning-at-the-golden-globes-and-the-british/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Academy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/academy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31c/thomas-haden-church-12271_academy_between-clive-owen-winning-at-the-golden_2522877.png) > [And there have certainly been movies I wanted to be in and milestones I wanted to surpass that did not happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/and-there-have-certainly-been-movies-i-wanted-to-be-in-and-milestones/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Milestone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/milestone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/thomas-haden-church-12271_milestone_and-there-have-certainly-been-movies-i-w_866585.png) > [Any tendency to design for design's sake, to create a pattern within which the owner must live according to rules set by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/any-tendency-to-design-for-design-s-sake-to-create-a-pattern-within/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Design](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/design/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/thomas-haden-church-12271_design_any-tendency-to-design-for-design-s-sake_1814012.png) > [The Divorce, it's just like any performance that's given where I really just completely 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