93 Quotes by Jeff Daniels

I always wanted to do films. I’d gone to New York early in 1976 and did a lot of theater, but I really wanted to chase the paths of people like Pacino and Lemmon and those guys. Alan Arkin. Film was where I wanted to go.

We’re all capable of anything as human beings. Any emotion, any action. We really are.

I’m the guy to call. Look at the resume. I have kids of my own. I have dogs.

One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don’t need much help.

There’s not a single job in this town. There’s nothin’, nada, zip. Unless you wanna workforty hours a week.

I was haunted by trainers going “Up, up, up, get up.” You find yourself picking your head up and then realizing, They aren’t talking to me.

I just never did buy this idea that you have to live in Los Angeles to be an actor. I didn’t see that as a requirement in my job description.

I learned a long time ago that the show you’re going to see isn’t the one you have in your head. As soon as you understand that, you’re going to enjoy it a lot more.

I think it’s a style of acting that you trust. You trust the instincts.