Jeff Daniels Quotes
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I have done all of the genres, and the dramatic role is my favorite.
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On cable now, the writer is king. Any actor chases that.
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I think the American electorate should work a little harder at getting informed. That includes hearing, truly listening, to what the other side is saying. Whether you're left or right.
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I love the theater, but if I had to choose, I would choose a film at this time in my life. Something meaty, to sink my teeth into.
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There are so many projects that you go into hoping the story works, and here comes a new third act and that kind of thing.
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One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help.
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I love living in Michigan, which has been great for my kids and my family.
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I always wanted to do films. I'd gone to New York early in 1976 and did a lot of theater, but I really wanted to chase the paths of people like Pacino and Lemmon and those guys. Alan Arkin. Film was where I wanted to go.
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And regardless of the fact that in this country, certainly in the arts, we treat comedy as a second-class citizen, I've never thought of it that way. I've always thought it to be important. The last time I looked, the Greeks were holding up two masks. I've always thought of it not only as having equal value, but as the craft of it, being funny.
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You know, it's really strange now with the Internet, with everyone having an unsolicited, anonymous opinion.
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Television in the last few years has been where all the great writers are going. TV now is what indie film used to be.