“I get pretty attached to the majority of the characters I play. I can'...” — Michael Shannon Quote

“I get pretty attached to the majority of the characters I play. I can't help myself.”

“I started acting because I was miserable and crazy and wanted to be someone else, to run around and scream in front of people without getting in trouble.”

“One of the great things about acting is you can do things that in real life would get you in trouble. I think that's something I figured out pretty early on.”

“If someone gives you support, and there are no conditions attached, why shouldn't I accept it?”

“I want to be my own person. I want to make a name for myself instead of having the name attached to me.”

“I have to say, post-fame was difficult because it wasn't just fame: it was super-fame of a kind that few have. It was attached to a generation's dreams, and my own personal dreams were mixed up in it, too.”