Steve Zahn Quotes

United States, Comedian
November 13, 1967

Steven James Zahn is an American actor and comedian. His films include Reality Bites (1994), That Thing You Do! (1996), Out of Sight (1998), Happy, Texas (1999), Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), Shattered Glass (2003), Sahara (2005), Rescue Dawn (2007), the first three Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies, Dallas Buyers Club (2013), and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017).

Most people laugh at situations rather than a tagline anyway.

Steve Zahn
- People
- Laugh
- Situations
Any director who's also acted understands the fact that every person has a different process and has to be approached differently.

Steve Zahn

I've never had the luxury - or the nightmare - of having something just blow up and be this huge success and then have everything thrown at you. Being 'the best friend' lessens the responsibility, 'cause I can still go do another movie after something that doesn't do well.

Steve Zahn
You still really fight for good parts. It never stops. It's never a breeze. The people at the top of their game work as hard as the people at the bottom.

Steve Zahn
- Work
- Fight
- Parts
The beauty of acting is you just get lost in it. You play the character, and you hope that it works.

Steve Zahn
- Character
- Acting
- Works
Film is a strange thing.

Steve Zahn
- Film
- Thing
- Strange
I don't care if you've just won an Oscar, you still have to campaign for parts.

Steve Zahn
- Campaign
- Parts
- Oscar
You have to make something good. Just because all the hot actors show up and the money is there and the explosives are ready, it doesn't matter.

Steve Zahn
- Money
- Actors
- Explosives

I always gravitate toward the humor in something.

Steve Zahn
I still really love acting. I find it really challenging. And I really love film; it's a lot of fun.

Steve Zahn
- Fun
- Film
- Acting