107 Quotes by Justin Theroux

I don’t miss much about my childhood. I lived in a good neighborhood, a wacky neighborhood. It was a very boy-heavy neighborhood – kind of Lord of the Flies-y. So many weird things happened, funny things.

Actually, I’m reading a lot of my scripts. When I’m working on something, it’s hard to find time. You’re always prepping new material. You don’t want to be buried in a book. It splits your focus a little bit.

If I was roped into a seven-year TV contract I’d probably hang myself.

I mean the good thing about Marvel is that they’re really good about reading what they call the shareholders – the fans. Because they really are the keepers of what keeps these movies going, you know?

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you’re trying to be famous, your work usually suffers.

I always go to bed thinking I’m the luckiest guy in the world.

You can get stuff done in New York that you can’t in Los Angeles. If you wanted to get some milk and get your shoes repaired and drop something off at the dry cleaner, that’s an all-day adventure in Los Angeles. In New York, you can bang that out in half an hour.

Unless you hit your television with a sledgehammer, you’re not going to be able to be an individual.

There was a moment, late into the season, where I was noticing I was darkening a little bit at night. I was like, ‘It will be nice when the show is over for the season. I need a vacation.’