Timothy Olyphant Quotes - Page 2

On 'Justified,' we're driving all around Southern California trying to find a location that we can call Kentucky.

Sharks will scare me. I went out to Malibu a couple of weeks ago. Beautiful, clear day, out in five feet of water, going to surf, and there was this big ol' freakin' leopard shark... I'm looking at him and I'm thinking, 'OK, he won't hurt me.

You know, what a producer does is one of the great mysteries in life, so anyone can be one.

Usually, in romantic comedies, you end up sacrificing a great deal of the complexity - you know, just two attractive people and a good soundtrack.

I'm not looking for answers when I show up to the set. I'm just asking the questions, over and over.

I've been working for a long time and I've just really been allowed to work, with very little of the baggage and the pressures that can come with my job.

Being an actor: that's a pretty big net. That's a big playing field. The Screen Actors' Guild is filled with many, many, many, many people and vastly different careers.

I like my job. That's become very clear to me. I know how to pretend to do things that I otherwise didn't know how to do.

If I were to direct an episode, then there would be no one for me to blame, and that's not any fun. It's more about sitting in the back seat and trying to drive.

In my mind, I'm hilarious, so I would love to do some comedy. But, I'm not exactly sure my perspective is a healthy one.

Kids on the set tend to be a pain, and if they're not, their parents are.

In my mind, I'm doing everything, but in reality, I'm doing very, very little. You come up with one idea, one moment, one line that leads to something and you feel like it's easy. And then, you sit back and think there would be no show without that.

I think at this point in my life, I'd like to play more good guys than bad guys.

The danger with success in television is "Haven't we shot this episode before? Didn't we shoot this scene two years ago?" I think it's really hard to just take the risk from season to season and not be afraid to give the audience something completely different, and trust that they'll come with you.