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" I think that always, as an actor, I don't want to overstep or pretend that I'm doing anything more than I'm doing. "
Timothy Olyphant
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" I think at this point in my life, I'd like to play more good guys than bad guys. "
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" 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. "
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" It's changed throughout the years, but at one time I was a really big bubble gum ice cream fan. I'd spit the bubble gum pieces in a cup and then collect them. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I know the difference between someone coming up to you on the street and saying, 'Hey, you're that dude, right. Yes, that's what I thought,' and somebody coming up and saying, 'Big fan of the show. Big fan of that character.' And that's nice. You're out there telling stories, you're hoping to find an audience, and it's very appreciated. "
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" On 'Justified', we're driving all around Southern California trying to find a location that we can call Kentucky. "
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" I've taken a milk-art class; I can put a heart on top of the cappuccino. I'm very proud of that. "
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" I'd like to think I'm a little more easygoing than the character on 'Deadwood,' without question. "
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" I didn't inherit any great success and the problems that came with it, and yet I was able to keep working and supporting myself and later a family. I'm crazy fortunate. "
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" I punch a lot of guys on set. It's much easier than in real life as your hands don't hurt afterwards. The key is that you miss. "
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" 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.' "
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