Ian McShane Quotes
There's only two kinds of actors - good ones and bad ones... and lucky ones and unlucky ones.
Quotes to Explore
-
I think, doing a first film, at some point you get halfway through, and you wonder, 'Is this is good enough to define who I am for the coming decade?'
-
Government, in the last analysis, is organized opinion. Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government.
-
A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
-
I was a little, uh, incorrigible as a kid, so the kitchen was a good place to give me structure and balance. It taught me hard work, but then I grew to love it.
-
I think the important thing we have to remember about football in this country is that it is very vibrant, and it's very good to watch, not only in the flesh but also on TV, because our stadiums are full.
-
The good part is if I play a solid round of golf, it will be very hard for the others to beat me. And that's all I'm thinking about.
-
I've been snowboarding my whole life. My wife's really good, and I just try to keep up with her.
-
Yes, I mean, I used to be into the big bulk thing, and that's why my legs look like those of a cyclist instead of a shooter's, but I think there is a point to where too much is not a good thing. I think I try to lower my center of gravity by doing a lot of legs.
-
Actors in general have some place in them that can be sensitive and easily damaged: not damaged in a bad way, but insecurity, because that's what it breeds, especially in females and female-lead types.
-
As you get older, you overthink and can talk yourself out of anything. It's good to be a bit reckless and experimental.
-
The fact of the matter is, it's hard to find good movies, period.
-
In tennis, you can have a bad set and still win. The part of track cycling that is difficult to find in other sports is that it's so final; there's no second chance if you make a mistake.
-
I used to have this lucky rock and I used to always have to rub it three times before I competed.
-
You can't give the government the power to do good without also giving it the power to do bad - in fact, to do anything it wants.
-
A composition is always more than the sum of its parts. In other words, a really good piece of music is more than itself. It's sort of like a prism, which you can see from each facet a single totality.
-
I love a good fight and I think a bad fight can ruin a movie. I really do.
-
Acting doesn't feel good. It's not comfortable to feel all this stuff, it's not.
-
No one ever said movies are for developing your range. Hardly anyone gets that opportunity. Which is why I think the stage is so good. It's less bread, but you can play different types, and you can initiate your own projects.
-
Stopping Vieques bombing range good; sooner is better.
-
My brother, who's ten years younger than me, worked with me in the studio when he was very young. He's a guitar player and does programming as well. To have the working and personal relationship coincide has been very natural.
-
There are many days when I want to throw my computer out the window, when I tell myself I'd be better off selling shoes at the mall. But I always keep at it, because I have to. Writing is completely part of who I am. Even if I never published another book, I would keep at it - because it feeds my life and makes it richer.
-
There has never been a time when I was not committed to, involved in, or caring of, the social and political issues of my world.
-
It's a mistake to dwell too much on the consequences of a piece of work that you're making.
-
There's only two kinds of actors - good ones and bad ones... and lucky ones and unlucky ones.
