James Marsden Quotes
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As an actor, you always think your last job is your last job, and you're always doubting yourself and worried that people will see you're a fraud.
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I've said this before, but I've always felt more comfortable playing the guy who thinks he's the hot shot or thinks he's the greatest and is so far from it, you know? The misguided character. That's always more interesting to me - especially with a comedy. I've always felt inside more like a character actor.
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The more ridiculous the character is, the more sincerity you have to bring to it.
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I've done some films that, on paper, were really interesting and special. And for some reason, when they got on screen, it just didn't work. Well, I didn't get to watch the film before I decided to do it.
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If you have fun and keep a good attitude, people want to work with you.
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I didn't know what my passion was until I discovered the dramatic arts in junior high and high school and I realized, 'Oh, I like this. This is something I feel like I'm good at.' But, the idea of moving to Hollywood and becoming an actor was really unrealistic.
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I would not think twice about being part of any incarnation of the 'X-Men' films.
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To me, the more bizarre the character, the more I'm attracted to it.
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Boy, if Garth Ennis had created a religion, I would sure like to be a part of that. It just makes sense, the way he tackles things in it. It's really heavy stuff and it's incredibly well written.
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I have always weirdly seen myself as more of a character actor. I have never been suave. I could never see myself playing James Bond. I suppose I could fake it, but I am certainly not James Bond in real life.
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It's about balance. Do a movie that's good for your career, then do a one that gets good box office.
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When you have kids and get older, it goes beyond flowers and chocolate. It's about waking up with a baby, letting her sleep in, and making a coffee for her when she wakes up. To me, being romantic is putting someone else first and thinking about what makes them happy.
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If expectations are low, you can only impress people. But if expectations are there for you to be the leading guy, and you've been paid X amount of money, you're on a tightrope, and all of a sudden, you're looking down.
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Women pay attention to how men drive because it's a good indicator of what kind of character you have. They want someone who's going to be intelligent and cautious and assertive and confident when you need to be, but not overly aggressive and reckless, and also not timid and overly paranoid.
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I am starting to get into this whole idea of caring about what I wear. There was a time in my life when I could not care less about fashion.
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If you're lucky enough to pick what you do, that's the greatest career you can have. Ultimately, that's my goal: to have choices.
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Every time I read a script, I see the movie in my head, and I try to see the best movie in my head because everybody interprets the movie differently.
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As an actor, you can go in, and you give your best performance, but if you hand that performance to ten different directors and ten different editors, you get ten different movies.
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One of the big struggles for an actor is sometimes you have to take work that you don't necessarily want to do so you can pay rent.
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It would be cool to be invisible, but I'm afraid of what people would say about me if they didn't know I was there. Some things are better left unknown.
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No one forgets their first love. You're experiencing all those endorphins and all that dopamine and that obsession with one another for the very first time in your life, so it makes it that much more cute.
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When I moved to L.A., I had somebody go, 'Alright. Fix your hair. Wear this.' Like, changed my look a little bit. I kind of came into myself a little better when I moved to L.A.
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I am constantly hustling and finding new things. You try to manage so you don't look back and see huge gaps of time that you missed with your family.
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I decided I should go after the roles I like, that I am inspired by, and then, if I am having a good time, chances are that people will like watching you.