Thomas Haden Church's Quotes
Born: 1961-06-17
Profession: Actor
Nation: American
Biography of Thomas Haden Church
I did a series called Ned and Stacey for two years for Fox back in the 90s. I was writer on it as well as a producer, and it was very important to me that there were no contemporary references.
Tags: Producer, Series, WriterI would say 95% of the time, because you just can't remember your lines if you're drinking alcohol. I would say about 95% of the time it was grape juice or this fake wine, which was horrible.
Tags: Fake, Remember, TimeIt's one of those scenarios where no, I never imagined that I'd be directed in a love scene - not even a love scene because it's kind of a hard-core sex scene because it's kind of just purely played for this carnal venting.
Tags: Love, Played, SexLast summer when we were preparing for the movie, I actually kind of wanted to stay fairly uninformed about it. As we went through the process that we do in the movie, I wanted to be a little wide-eyed.
Tags: Actually, Last, WantedTheir lives have been largely defined by failure and you would think the prospect of marriage, which is supposed to be bountiful and hopeful, it's just really another kind of tangential thing in his life.
Tags: Failure, Life, MarriageI believe in singularity in relationships because you've got to have trust on both sides.
Tags: Both, Sides, TrustAnd there have certainly been movies I wanted to be in and milestones I wanted to surpass that did not happen.
Tags: Happen, Movies, WantedAs an actor I kind of do. I started out doing voice overs in the mid 80s when I was in grad school.
Tags: Actor, School, StartedBut all actors go through the process, it's hit and miss, you have achievement and failure.
Tags: Failure, Miss, ProcessBut at the same time, if the right thing came along, I would do it in a second.
Tags: Along, Second, TimeI certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing.
Tags: Actor, Directing, WritingI enjoy doing press for something that I like, and I think the movie is very fun and charming and clever.
Tags: Enjoy, Fun, MovieI kind of have a rededication in my life now to acting because I'm very fond of being in this movie.
Tags: Acting, Life, MovieI love going to the feed store and drinking coffee and talking about how much rain we need.
Tags: Coffee, Love, RainI made a comfortable living for several years. I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom.
Tags: Enjoy, Freedom, LivingI'm not so proud to think that anything is unworthy, and I don't think I was that way 10 years ago.
Tags: Proud, UnworthyVisit partners pages
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To some extent I could identify with that because I kind of just made my money and got out.
Tags: Extent, Identify, MoneyWhen I moved to L.A. in 1989, the very first thing I did was this horrific pilot called To Protect And Surf.
Tags: Moved, Pilot, ProtectBetween Clive Owen winning at the Golden Globes and the British Academy announcing its nominations, of which Sideways received only one, I'm feeling pretty humbled these days.
Tags: Feeling, Pretty, WinningBut I certainly know a lot of people that existed at that level and are always kind of pining for more, always thinking that the next big break, the next opportunity, the big role are just around the corner of the next audition.
Tags: Big, Next, ThinkingBut I think once the word gets out that the movie is funny - funny is transcendent - it will traverse all demographic barriers if people embrace it as a funny movie.
Tags: Funny, Once, WordBut to this day I am convinced that the real reason we met was because Alexander is from Nebraska, and he was completely fascinated that I was about to go off and make a movie with Brando - perhaps the most famous Nebraskan of all.
Tags: Famous, Real, ReasonChildren from like 8 and even up to the college age - Spider-Man appeals to a fairly broad demographic but, like I said, a mean age probably of 12 is a good mark - they process information so quickly and it's not because of attention deficit or short attention span.
Tags: Age, Children, GoodThe master class seldom lose a chance to insult a woman who has the ability for something besides service to his lordship.
Tags: Insult, Service, WomanIf men had to do their vile work without the assistance of woman and the stimulant of strong drink they would be obliged to be more divine and less brutal.
Tags: Men, Strong, WorkKeep up appearances; there lies the test. The world will give thee credit for the rest.
Tags: Give, Keep, LiesThe danger chiefly lies in acting well; no crime's so great as daring to excel.
Tags: Acting, Great, LiesThose who would make us feel, must feel themselves.
Tags: ThemselvesThough by whim, envy, or resentment led, they damn those authors whom they never read.
Tags: Envy, Read, Though