Top 37 Quotes by Michael Shannon

About Michael Shannon

These are some quotes by American author Michael Shannon Actor, who was born on August 7, 1974.

There's nothing routine about 'Boardwalk Empire.' It's like being in some secret society where they call you up and tell you where to go: 'Meet us at the corner of such and so.'

There's nothing routine about 'Boardwalk Empire.' It's like being in some secret society where they call you up and tell you where to go: 'Meet us at the corner of such and so.'

Michael Shannon

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

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

Michael Shannon

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

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

Michael Shannon

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

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

Michael Shannon

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.

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 Shannon

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.

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 Shannon

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

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

Michael Shannon

If Mother Theresa went to Atlantic City, I don't think she'd start playing Blackjack.

If Mother Theresa went to Atlantic City, I don't think she'd start playing Blackjack.

Michael Shannon

One of the reasons I'm an actor is because I was no physical specimen as a child. I wasn't athletic and didn't have any prowess in that regard. Growing up in Kentucky, most little boys were trying to get into sports, and it was very competitive, so that was not to be. But I did want to do something.

Michael Shannon

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 Shannon

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