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I like to play characters that...

I like to play characters that get to do it all - to have a bit of comedy here and a bit of pathos here and a bit of suspense here, that's what's fun.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

I don't pick my roles by genre...

I don't pick my roles by genre; that's kind of silly.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

I get pretty attached to the m...

I get pretty attached to the majority of the characters I play. I can't help myself.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

I never went into acting to be...

I never went into acting to be able to scare everybody. If I'd wanted to frighten people, I could have joined the C.I.A.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

That's one of the great things...

That's one of the great things about acting - you get to pretend you're somebody else, which is great if you get bored with yourself.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

The stage is a routine. It kee...

The stage is a routine. It keeps you grounded, like a metronome. I find that soothing.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

I started acting because I was...

I started acting because I was miserable and crazy and wanted to be someone else, to run around and scream in front of people without getting in trouble.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

It's always very daunting to p...

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 Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

My dad used to say, 'You have ...

My dad used to say, 'You have to become part of the machine to beat the machine,' and there's some validity in it. But honestly, even when I'm inside the machine, you still see me. I stick out a little bit.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

There are certain ways of bein...

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 Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

One of the great things about ...

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 Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

Well, I think anybody who's ha...

Well, I think anybody who's had a baby can tell you that once you have a baby, they kind of become the main focus. I don't think there's gonna be a lot of room for anything else.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

If you give me enough time, en...

If you give me enough time, enough leash, I can become pretty reasonable.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

People are morons. I don't do ...

People are morons. I don't do any social media stuff. I have people telling me all the time, 'You should do Twitter, you should do this, you should get on Facebook.' Are you insane? I'm not doing any of that crap. I stay the hell off that thing. Every once in a while, I send a business email, and that's it.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

Everything that happens on Wal...

Everything that happens on Wall Street only fortifies my opinion that there is in fact a more ludicrous industry than the entertainment industry.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

I just keep working on things ...

I just keep working on things I like, and hope for the best. I hope people enjoy them.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

I've always been happy just to...

I've always been happy just to be working. It doesn't really matter for me how many people are familiar with my name or my picture, or whatever.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

Honestly, as hard a profession...

Honestly, as hard a profession as acting is, I think music is even harder. Acting, you're like a leech, because someone else does the hard part for you. They write it for you, then the director tells you what to do. You really just need to know how to pay attention, follow instructions.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

I enjoyed living in Chicago an...

I enjoyed living in Chicago and doing plays for little or no money. I never actually thought that I would leave Chicago, originally. I wasn't one of those people that had a plan to pack up the van and drive out to Hollywood. I didn't want to.

Michael Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

I know this'll sound obnoxious...

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 Corbett Shannon 63 quotes

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