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Michael Shannon Quotes

If Mother Theresa went to Atlantic City, I don’t think she’d start playing Blackjack Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing routine about ‘Boardwalk Empire.’ It’s like being in some secret society where they call you up and tell you where to go: ‘Meet us at the corner of such and so.’ Picture Quote #1

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 day and break them down - just real intense everyday work Picture Quote #1

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 when I was growing up Picture Quote #1

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 is a personal impression people have of me Picture Quote #1

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, she never went to church. She just prayed and read her Bible and kept it to herself. I’m not from a background of flamboyant believers. It’s much more a personal issue Picture Quote #1

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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 everyone helping an old lady across the street, there’s someone else bludgeoning a person to death. And sometimes they’re the same. How can He separate us all out? Picture Quote #1

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 itself is very arbitrary - it’s not malevolent or benevolent; it doesn’t even know we’re here Picture Quote #1

Inevitably people will get tired of me. People get tired of everyone except Jimmy Stewart. I’m not saying Jimmy Stewart would get tired of me, I’m just saying people will never get tired of Jimmy Stewart Picture Quote #1

I guess if there’s one thing that might surprise people about me, it’s that I’m very obedient. I’m kind of like a dog. I look at acting as kind of a service industry. You’re there to serve the writer and the director. I don’t really look at it as an act of self-expression, like I’m going to say what’s on my mind Picture Quote #1

That could sound arrogant, I guess, but sometimes I feel like I have a bit of a Zelig thing. I’ll blend in wherever. I’m from the South, so I’ll have a Southern accent when I’m home. But if I’m up here in New York, I have a British accent Picture Quote #1

One of the reasons I’m an actor is because I was no physical specimen as a child. I wasn’t athletic and didn’t have any prowess in that regard. Growing up in Kentucky, most little boys were trying to get into sports, and it was very competitive, so that was not to be. But I did want to do something Picture Quote #1

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$I’ve never worried about anything in my life a fraction of the way I worry about my daughter. It’s much more than hoping people like the play you’re in, or that your outfit doesn’t look bad. It’s the real deal Picture Quote #1$

It’s obviously a lot harder to try and be a good guy than it is to be a bad guy. The world is a fundamentally evil place, it seems like. So in order to be a good person, you have to fight temptation and vice Picture Quote #1

There are certain ways of being that people don’t find acceptable or very pleasant in regular life, but you go out on stage and do pretty much the same thing and they find it spellbinding Picture Quote #1

A lot of times the characters I play tend to be kind of loners or they don’t have best friends or best buddies Picture Quote #1

It is surprising that people are snapping photos and stuff and then putting them on the internet. For me, it is like, Why would you want to do that? It would be like knowing what your Christmas presents were before Christmas morning Picture Quote #1

I certainly don’t want to have too many pre-conceived notions before I show up because then you might be cutting yourself off from the real lessons of what is going on Picture Quote #1

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Let’s point out the elephant in the room: Actor bands are not notoriously successful enterprises. I can’t think of any Picture Quote #1

You can’t escape this feeling of disintegration. The world is fragile. But you also can’t let it ruin your life. I’m actually a pretty composed person. I guess people imagine I spend my life thinking about crazy, sinister things but I don’t, really. It’s not like I’m trying to exorcise any demons Picture Quote #1

I’m just kind of odd. There are dark forces in the world, and if you pay attention to what’s going on around you, you end up incorporating it into the storytelling. Maybe it’s some aspect of myself that’s coming through that people are seeing, that I am in fact a quiet psycho Picture Quote #1

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 I figured out pretty early on Picture Quote #1

Everybodys constantly being destroyed and rebuilding themselves, some more drastically than others Picture Quote #1

If you give me enough time, enough leash, I can become pretty reasonable Picture Quote #1

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I don’t pick my roles by genre; that’s kind of silly Picture Quote #1

It’s always very daunting to play someone who actually existed. You have to honor that, and be specific and accurate and try to make people believe that you’re that guy, which is really hard Picture Quote #1

Plenty of people are onto the emptiness but it takes real guts to see the hopelessness Picture Quote #1

When you see a struggle that you may be having personally put on a big screen and in a roomful of people, then it makes you feel less crazy or alone, because you’re seeing that other people are dealing with it too. You get to see in this imaginary scenario how people might try and answer some questions or deal with some problems Picture Quote #1

It’s obviously a lot harder to try and be a good guy than it is to be a bad guy. The world is a fundamentally evil place, it seems like. So in order to be a good person, you have to fight temptation and vice Picture Quote #1

Let’s point out the elephant in the room: Actor bands are not notoriously successful enterprises. I can’t think of any Picture Quote #1

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If Mother Theresa went to Atlantic City, I don’t think she’d start playing Blackjack (Michael Shannon Quotes) There’s nothing routine about ‘Boardwalk Empire.’ It’s like being in some secret society where they call you up and tell you where to go: ‘Meet us at the corner of such and so.’ (Michael Shannon Quotes) 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 day and break them down - just real intense everyday work (Michael Shannon Quotes) 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 when I was growing up (Michael Shannon Quotes) 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 is a personal impression people have of me (Michael Shannon Quotes) 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, she never went to church. She just prayed and read her Bible and kept it to herself. I’m not from a background of flamboyant believers. It’s much more a personal issue (Michael Shannon Quotes) 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 everyone helping an old lady across the street, there’s someone else bludgeoning a person to death. And sometimes they’re the same. How can He separate us all out? (Michael Shannon Quotes) 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 itself is very arbitrary - it’s not malevolent or benevolent; it doesn’t even know we’re here (Michael Shannon Quotes) Inevitably people will get tired of me. People get tired of everyone except Jimmy Stewart. I’m not saying Jimmy Stewart would get tired of me, I’m just saying people will never get tired of Jimmy Stewart (Michael Shannon Quotes) I guess if there’s one thing that might surprise people about me, it’s that I’m very obedient. I’m kind of like a dog. I look at acting as kind of a service industry. You’re there to serve the writer and the director. I don’t really look at it as an act of self-expression, like I’m going to say what’s on my mind (Michael Shannon Quotes) That could sound arrogant, I guess, but sometimes I feel like I have a bit of a Zelig thing. I’ll blend in wherever. I’m from the South, so I’ll have a Southern accent when I’m home. But if I’m up here in New York, I have a British accent (Michael Shannon Quotes) One of the reasons I’m an actor is because I was no physical specimen as a child. I wasn’t athletic and didn’t have any prowess in that regard. Growing up in Kentucky, most little boys were trying to get into sports, and it was very competitive, so that was not to be. But I did want to do something (Michael Shannon Quotes) I’ve never worried about anything in my life a fraction of the way I worry about my daughter. It’s much more than hoping people like the play you’re in, or that your outfit doesn’t look bad. It’s the real deal. (Michael Shannon Quotes) It’s obviously a lot harder to try and be a good guy than it is to be a bad guy. The world is a fundamentally evil place, it seems like. So in order to be a good person, you have to fight temptation and vice. (Michael Shannon Quotes) There are certain ways of being that people don’t find acceptable or very pleasant in regular life, but you go out on stage and do pretty much the same thing and they find it spellbinding. (Michael Shannon Quotes) A lot of times the characters I play tend to be kind of loners or they don’t have best friends or best buddies. (Michael Shannon Quotes) It is surprising that people are snapping photos and stuff and then putting them on the internet. For me, it is like, Why would you want to do that? It would be like knowing what your Christmas presents were before Christmas morning. (Michael Shannon Quotes) I certainly don’t want to have too many pre-conceived notions before I show up because then you might be cutting yourself off from the real lessons of what is going on. (Michael Shannon Quotes) Let’s point out the elephant in the room: Actor bands are not notoriously successful enterprises. I can’t think of any. (Michael Shannon Quotes) You can’t escape this feeling of disintegration. The world is fragile. But you also can’t let it ruin your life. I’m actually a pretty composed person. I guess people imagine I spend my life thinking about crazy, sinister things but I don’t, really. It’s not like I’m trying to exorcise any demons. (Michael Shannon Quotes) I’m just kind of odd. There are dark forces in the world, and if you pay attention to what’s going on around you, you end up incorporating it into the storytelling. Maybe it’s some aspect of myself that’s coming through that people are seeing, that I am in fact a quiet psycho. (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 I figured out pretty early on. (Michael Shannon Quotes) Everybodys constantly being destroyed and rebuilding themselves, some more drastically than others (Michael Shannon Quotes) If you give me enough time, enough leash, I can become pretty reasonable (Michael Shannon Quotes) I don’t pick my roles by genre; that’s kind of silly (Michael Shannon Quotes) It’s always very daunting to play someone who actually existed. You have to honor that, and be specific and accurate and try to make people believe that you’re that guy, which is really hard (Michael Shannon Quotes) Plenty of people are onto the emptiness but it takes real guts to see the hopelessness (Michael Shannon Quotes) When you see a struggle that you may be having personally put on a big screen and in a roomful of people, then it makes you feel less crazy or alone, because you’re seeing that other people are dealing with it too. You get to see in this imaginary scenario how people might try and answer some questions or deal with some problems (Michael Shannon Quotes) It’s obviously a lot harder to try and be a good guy than it is to be a bad guy. The world is a fundamentally evil place, it seems like. So in order to be a good person, you have to fight temptation and vice (Michael Shannon Quotes) Let’s point out the elephant in the room: Actor bands are not notoriously successful enterprises. I can’t think of any (Michael Shannon Quotes)

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