Jason Bateman Quotes
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I'm never happier than in the bed.
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Obviously, I did a couple of things right on the old casting couch.
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I think I'm actually much too shy to do any performance art. I admire the big swings those guys take, but I'm not a one-man band.
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I just think technology is pretty amazing. Like all things that are great, you have to be responsible about how much you use it.
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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.
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My father was a writer/director/producer, so instead of throwing a ball around, our bonding was going to see movies. And at an early age, I knew if I wanted to impress my dad, it was not going to be by throwing a ball real far.
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By definition, gay is smart. I see plenty of macho heterosexual idiots, but nine times out of 10 you can have a great conversation if you find a gay guy.
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The directing is something that is incredibly satisfying to me and challenging to me because it's asking me to draw on everything I've been able to absorb over all these years of acting and having all this set experience.
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I only wanted to get married once, so when I felt I was ready to handle it, I looked at my relationships and noticed that boyfriends get tired of girlfriends, and vice versa, but you never get tired of your friends.
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I was doing everything that a kid would be doing anyway, but on top of that, I was able to fly to different cities.
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I'm in a little bit of a different situation, because working in the business that I do and living in the city that I live in, I haven't had a problem with people who are gay. Since I was 10 I've been working alongside them, and some of my best friends are gay.
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You want 100% and 100% to make 200, instead of 50 and 50 making 100.
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I guess there's nothing funny about a guy who looks conservative and has it all together, but it's satisfying to see a conservative guy crumbling inside, and I think a lot of American comedy has cottoned on to that.
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We had, like, the greatest time you could ever imagine doing 'Arrested Development.' And as grateful as we are for the careers we have afterwards, it was - we still miss it.
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A straight factor is important in any comedy, because you need something to tee it up and also to ground it.
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I have to warn you: I bet horses like a girl.
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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.
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Acting in something that I'm directing... I'm really enjoying it because, if for no other reason, that particular acting is like reading my mind on every single take. It's kind of efficient, for better or worse.
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I really empathise with some of my peers who had success in the early years; then it dries up, and so there's no reason to get up in the morning.
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I'm not a big, huge star, and so when people see me, it's usually to talk about something I've done, and that's a great conversation to have. That's what we're doing it for.
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I think anybody who's doing work in their teen years on TV or in the movies, you're a teen idol by default.
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I became an adult before I had a kid, which I highly recommend. I just like to throw her around. She's a really good snuggler, and she likes to give kisses and hugs.
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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.
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If people are going to complain about stereotyping, it's as likely to be Italian-Americans as gay people.