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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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Jon Hamm

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Manufacturing

Character

" Being No. 1 on any call sheet is difficult. Being No. 1 on an episodic, hour-long drama is really hard. "

" I'm not a cheater. I've never cheated in my life. "

" This will sound funny coming out of my mouth, but I like to play characters that have an intelligence. It doesn't matter if it's a physical intelligence or emotional intelligence. "

" The last thing I wanted to do was play another womanizer or ladies' man or Lothario. I've taken myself out of the running for a lot of those parts, because it's just more of the same. "

Jon Hamm

Running

Man

" If you're the handsome white guy, you tend to get cast as guys who are meant to be convincing in their jobs. What I've been fortunate enough to do, whether it's playing a certified idiot on '30 Rock' or a weirdo in 'Bridesmaids,' is play against that in a lot of ways. "

" I never wanted to be a Tom Cruise-type of megastar. "

" When you're a kid, you're just not equipped to deal with some of the stuff that life brings you. It's why you have parents. And then, when you don't, there better be somebody who fills in that gap, or you're going to be rudderless for a while. "

" I realize how talented our hair and wardrobe people are every time I have to get dressed on my own. "

" For a kid who's lost his mom and all the rage and grief that no one was able to talk out of me, football was a very therapeutic sport. Very. "

Jon Hamm

Mom

Rage

" 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. "

" I was raised by a single mom. I spent most of my time in daycare. "

" I've always been a fan of advertising, I've always been a fan of television, I've loved commercials, I've loved all the jingles, I loved all the stuff. "

" I don't need to be married, but I feel married. "

" I could listen to Lorne Michaels tell stories for a hundred years. "

" I'm not Yadier Molina behind the plate, but I can throw a ball to second on a rope. "

" I think having a private life that you only share with your nearest and dearest is important. Otherwise, who are you? "

" It couldn't be a simpler answer. Marriage doesn't really mean anything to me. I feel like in many ways marriage is more for the families of the couple than for the people involved, so I don't gravitate to it. "

Jon Hamm

Marriage

" I have a lady, she's a great lady. I love her a lot, she loves me. We're on the same page. Whenever that day happens when we're not on the same page we'll move forward with it. We're interested in having our lives be our lives right now and not a third person's vis-a-vis marriage and whatever that means. "

" 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. "

" Losing both parents at a young age gave me a sense that you can't really control life - so you'd better live it while it's here. I stopped believing in a storybook existence a long time ago. All you can do is push in a direction and see what comes of it. "

" I've gotten away with a lot in my life. The older you get the more you realize you're not getting away with it, it's taking its toll somewhere. So you try not to put yourself in those situations. Part of the mysterious process called growing up. Some people do that better than others. "

" What I do is not curing cancer or rocket science or lead mining - anything tremendously difficult or world changing. I understand where I am in the cosmic order of things, and I'm OK with it. "

" I'm not gay, and I'm not a superhero. "

Jon Hamm

Superhero

Gay

" 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. "

" I always say I make the movies where people go, 'Hey, I never saw it, but when I finally did, I really liked it.' People saw 'Baby Driver,' though. I was pleased with that. "

" Medical attention is medical attention, whether it's for your elbow or for your teeth or for your brain. And it's important. "

" I like to laugh and have a good time rather than brood and be sullen. "

" I'm a big dog fan. They're the best. They make life better, although they're hard to deal with. But complications in life are actually what make it fun. "

" Being an actor is actually pretty easy if you can memorize lines. "