You hit those valleys sometimes and it's really frustrating. It's like getting stuck in traffic on the freeway. But there's not much you can do about it. Jason Bateman freewayfrustratehit Change image and share on social
You want 100% and 100% to make 200, instead of 50 and 50 making 100. Jason Bateman make Change image and share on social
In most professions, if you stay at the office an extra four hours every day, you're gonna impress the boss. You're gonna get that promotion; you're gonna get that raise. You're gonna at least have job security. But with acting, if you're really ambitious and you have a good work ethic and are really good at your job, it might not really matter. Jason Bateman actambitiousbos share on social
I've been fortunate, but I'm also not very precious about making sure I'm the star of a film. Jason Bateman filmfortunatehave Change image and share on social
Meeting my wife Amanda was the best thing that could ever have happened to me. She wasn't going to let me screw around my life anymore, so I stopped drinking and started behaving like a decent human being. Jason Bateman amandaanymorebehave share on social
As disciplined as I am, I'm also a huge hedonist. Jason Bateman disciplinehedonisthuge Change image and share on social
It's not a sprinter's approach. It's more like a long-distance thing. You can stick around a lot longer if you kind of slow-play it. Jason Bateman approachdistancekind Change image and share on social
Ideally, that's what you've got in an acting career is an equal number of dramas and comedies and an equal number of small films and big films. Jason Bateman actbigcareer Change image and share on social
Pre-production and post-production is something that I've never been exposed to. I was pleasantly surprised that you could accomplish a lot during pre-production. Jason Bateman accomplishexposehave Change image and share on social
You do certain things in your twenties that are just not appropriate in your thirties and certainly not appropriate in your forties. Eventually you even the scales, and it's time to move on and become an adult and start working hard again and going to sleep a little bit earlier. Fortunately, I got a job to facilitate that transition. Jason Bateman adultbiteearly share on social