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I like my job. That's become very clear to me. I know how to pretend to do things that I otherwise didn't know how to do.

Timothy Olyphant

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Timothy Olyphant
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: May 20
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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.
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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've been working for a long time and I've just really been allowed to work, with very little of the baggage and the pressures that can come with my job.
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What am I going to wear to the Emmys? Something with a tie.
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Like any good parent you are trying to get the kid in a position where he is stronger and more powerful, and able to achieve things that you couldn't.
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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.
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You're never quite sure, when you first get something if you really have a sense of what an opportunity it is.
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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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Kids on the set tend to be a pain, and if they're not, their parents are.
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If I were to direct an episode, then there would be no one for me to blame, and that's not any fun. It's more about sitting in the back seat and trying to drive.
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I'm not looking for answers when I show up to the set. I'm just asking the questions, over and over.
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I'm attracted to roles that are unpredictable, and if I can get my hands on something like that, I'm thrilled. I like performances where you don't know what's coming, moment to moment.
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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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You know, what a producer does is one of the great mysteries in life, so anyone can be one.
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Sometimes in life if you wanna do something good, you gotta do something bad.
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As the saying goes, Bruce Jenner is a millionaire, and Mark Spitz is a dentist. It's the wrong sport.
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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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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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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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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.
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