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" I hate to tell you, but racism is alive and well in a lot of parts of the world. "
Timothy Olyphant
Racism
Alive
Hate
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" Usually, in romantic comedies, you end up sacrificing a great deal of the complexity - you know, just two attractive people and a good soundtrack. "
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" I'll admit a little something: If I go to one of those hotels where there's, like, a $50 omelet, I'm taking the silverware home with me. I'm not saying it's right. I just feel like it's an unspoken agreement where the mug and the silverware are just part of the deal. "
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Me
Saying
" It's easy to be quick on the draw when no one has got real bullets. "
Timothy Olyphant
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Draw
" I was a Fine Art major. You do a bit of everything until the final year, when you specialise. I did pencil drawing and sculpture. It's a pretty well-rounded fine art education. I thought that it was viable option to make a living out of art. I'm not sure if I was thinking realistically; maybe I never was. But it had great appeal. "
Timothy Olyphant
Thinking
Art
Education
" If Martin Scorsese calls, I am available. And then there the ones, well, you can just run down the list - any of those Oscar-nominated films, they have amazing directors across the board. "
Timothy Olyphant
You
Amazing
Down
" I've always sort of admired and respected one's ability to be comfortable with other people's discomfort or, you know, their being comfortable making other people uncomfortable. "
Timothy Olyphant
Always
You
Uncomfortable
" It's very rare that you can be in a career for as long as I have and still feel like you're constantly learning and coming at it from an almost childlike perspective. "
Timothy Olyphant
Perspective
Long
Learning
" I don't get recognized that much. That's the best part of it. I tend to get things like, 'You sound a lot like that guy on 'Deadwood.' And that's lovely. I've been very fortunate. No giggling, screaming girls. None of that. "
Timothy Olyphant
Things
Best
Like
" A lot of actors, we aren't that special; you get a well-written scene, and it's virtually actor-proof. "
Timothy Olyphant
Special
You
Scene
" If you're at a restaurant and someone asks, 'Fresh pepper?,' the answer is yes. When people shake off the fresh pepper, they clearly have no interest in living a full life. Same thing goes for grated Parmesan. Why would you turn that down? "
Timothy Olyphant
You
Life
Living
" My survival skills are very good for Hollywood. Beyond that, I'm not really sure. "
Timothy Olyphant
Survival
Sure
Skills
" I'd like to think I'm a little more easygoing than the character on 'Deadwood,' without question. "
Timothy Olyphant
Think
Character
Like
" I've taken a milk-art class; I can put a heart on top of the cappuccino. I'm very proud of that. "
Timothy Olyphant
I Can
Proud
Class
" There's so many great Western films. Let's see, 'Red River,' any of those Henry Fonda movies are fantastic. Any of those John Ford movies are fantastic. I love all the Eastwood 'Man With No Name' movies, John Wayne, 'True Grit.' "
Timothy Olyphant
River
Red
Name
" Directing? It's an appealing thought, but as far as I can tell, it's a lot of work. Producing is easier. You can tell someone else what to do and then go home. "
Timothy Olyphant
I Can
You
Work
" Honestly, I feel like I spent the last 10 years just trying to work, just get my hands on the best material I could. I'd like to say that it was quite calculated and genius, my ability to take one step forward and two steps back. "
Timothy Olyphant
Hands
Work
Best
" The basic thing a man should know is how to change a tyre and how to drive a tractor. Whatever that bearded dude is doing on the Dos Equis beer commercials sets the bar. That's your guy. Every man should be aiming to be like him. The beard is just the tip of the iceberg. "
Timothy Olyphant
Know
Beard
Man
" I'm in show business, and we have a long history here of making movies about law enforcement officers. If you're my age, and you're male, and you're trying to get work, you're going to run into those roles as opposed to having a long run of playing dancers. "
Timothy Olyphant
Run
Age
Business
" Um, accidents happen. Especially if there's a co-star that you're not that fond of - you might 'accidentally' deck him. But no, I'm a professional. I'm just saying that can happen. "
Timothy Olyphant
Professional
Happen
Him
" I trust that I know a good part when I see one, and usually, when I see one, I have to wait for seven people to pass in order for me to get it. "
Timothy Olyphant
Good
Know
Me
" Being an actor: that's a pretty big net. That's a big playing field. The Screen Actors' Guild is filled with many, many, many, many people and vastly different careers. "
Timothy Olyphant
Pretty
People
Different
" There's not much to do in Atlanta, so the cast went to the gym together, went shopping together, and dinner was always a group thing. It's that whole summer-camp experience that making movies tends to be anyway. "
Timothy Olyphant
Shopping
Experience
Dinner
" A little-known secret is that being a pro athlete is not that great. It's a pretty short lifespan. I know all these parents are out there driving their children to be professionals, but so many pros will tell you, 'No, you don't want to do this.' "
Timothy Olyphant
Parents
Children
Driving
" You know, after filming the movie the book was still just as big. I think it was actually bigger. I think Stephen King went back and wrote extra pages. He's fantastic. "
Timothy Olyphant
You
Think
King
" My roles don't centre around drugs at all! Shadiness is different - it's drama. We're making movies! You've gotta have conflict. "
Timothy Olyphant
You
Movies
Conflict
" I think at this point in my life, I'd like to play more good guys than bad guys. "
Timothy Olyphant
Life
Think
Play
" It's fun when your kids reach a point where you can actually start talking about things. "
Timothy Olyphant
Start
You
Reach
" As far as the leading man/romantic lead, I'll tell you what, I really enjoyed my experience more than I thought or imagined I would on 'Catch and Release.' God bless them if they want to give me another shot at that. I would love to have that as something I can go to on occasion. "
Timothy Olyphant
You
Experience
God
" People love to be scared. I guess it's a primal deal. "
Timothy Olyphant
People
Guess
Deal
" It's great if a pilot starts off great and if it doesn't start off so great it's not that big a deal: everybody's baby is born ugly. But you want to know, if given the opportunity: Where are we going? What's the story we're trying to tell? "
Timothy Olyphant
Opportunity
Story
Great