80 Quotes by Owen Wilson

In Rome, I loved seeing the Caravaggios. There are churches in Rome that have Caravaggios, and there’s one, not far from Piazza Navona, that has the best, I think: St. Matthew with the money.

I think of myself as a doom person. I’m a worrier. But I like the idea of being an optimist. Maybe I’m the kind of optimist who deep down knows it’s not going to work.

We didn’t know what the reception was going to be when we walked out on the runway, but it felt like we were in a rock band. People started cheering. It was a nice way to begin Zoolander 2, with that kind of reception.

Maybe because I began as a writer, I have a good ear for dialogue, and maybe being an English major – and that I also read a lot as a kid – if I hear somebody say something that I think’s funny, or I find a situation or story, I’ll try to work that into the movie.

It’s not enough just to be real; you have to try to make it interesting or entertaining.

It isn’t so much that I choose the roles – I mean, I guess there’s a little bit of a selection process – but it’s more just what people offer you.

Because it’s me playing the character, trying to find a way to make it believable and entertaining and interesting.

I think the way it works is that when you’re casting a movie, you usually want to work with people that you believe in.