Jon Hamm Quotes
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We live in a world where to admit anything negative about yourself is seen as a weakness, when it's actually a strength. It's not a weak move to say, 'I need help.' In the long run, it's way better, because you have to fix it.
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I'm able to leave Don Draper at work. I'm quite dissimilar from him in real life.
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I don't need to be married, but I feel married.
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I was always good at being observationally funny - like, contributing something funny to the conversation.
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I think having a private life that you only share with your nearest and dearest is important. Otherwise, who are you?
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I drove around in a Volkswagen Rabbit I shared with one of my roommates, and it didn't have a roof. It doesn't rain much in L.A., but when it did, it was utterly miserable.
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Medical attention is medical attention, whether it's for your elbow or for your teeth or for your brain. And it's important.
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My mother and I lived in an apartment complex in a neighborhood. So there was a gaggle of kids. Every day after school, we'd just meet up in a field, and some game would be chosen, Wiffle ball or tag, and you'd play that until the streetlights came on.
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I like to laugh and have a good time rather than brood and be sullen.
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I remember opening my dad's closet and there were, like, 40 suits, every color of the rainbow, plaid and winter and summer. He had two jewelry boxes full of watches and lighters and cuff links. And just... he was that guy. He was probably unfulfilled in his life in many ways.
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Everyone goes through a weirdness as a young person, especially in college, when you're trying to figure things out.
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I was raised by a single mother and I've been in a 10-year relationship with my girlfriend. My whole life I've been surrounded by women.
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I was raised by a single mom. I spent most of my time in daycare.
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I got into acting because my teachers kept nudging me into it. The power a teacher has to influence someone is so great. I can't think of a profession I have more respect for.
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I could listen to Lorne Michaels tell stories for a hundred years.
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Acting is sort of an extension of childhood. You get to play all of these roles and have so much fun. Playing an athlete would be so cool. Or where you get to shoot guns, ride horses. I wouldn't turn down any of that.
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I never wanted to be a Tom Cruise-type of megastar.
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Whenever people want to talk about how hard it is to be an actor, I want to go, 'Um, it's hard to be a baby-heart surgeon.'
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I'm not a cheater. I've never cheated in my life.
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Being No. 1 on any call sheet is difficult. Being No. 1 on an episodic, hour-long drama is really hard.