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. – Timothy Olyphant
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
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
On ‘Justified’, we’re driving all around Southern California trying to find a location that we can call Kentucky. – Timothy Olyphant
You know, what a producer does is one of the great mysteries in life, so anyone can be one. – Timothy Olyphant
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
I had a Dan Fouts Nike poster with ‘The Bomb Squad’ on my wall as a kid. I was also a huge Larry Bird fan. One of my proudest art achievements is a papier-mache eagle decked out head-to-toe in Celtics gear. – Timothy Olyphant
Usually, in romantic comedies, you end up sacrificing a great deal of the complexity – you know, just two attractive people and a good soundtrack. – Timothy Olyphant
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
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
I remember years ago being on the set of ‘Dreamcatcher’ and not only did I have such great admiration for Morgan Freeman and was just thrilled to be around him, I was struck by the fact that he seemed to be having perhaps more fun than I was at his job. And I thought, ‘Well, that’s very promising.’ – Timothy Olyphant
Sometimes, people aren’t as consciously aware of their decisions as they should be. – Timothy Olyphant
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
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
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’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
I can’t root for the Lakers. I grew up in northern California, so I spent many of my young adult years rooting against the Lakers. – Timothy Olyphant
The challenge in any kind of storytelling, as far as I know, it is, you’re looking for the moment that is completely unexpected, but at the same time, you think to yourself, ‘Of course, that’s the only way it could have gone.’ It has to feel like it’s the truth of it. – Timothy Olyphant
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
Sharks will scare me. I went out to Malibu a couple of weeks ago. Beautiful, clear day, out in five feet of water, going to surf, and there was this big ol’ freakin’ leopard shark… I’m looking at him and I’m thinking, ‘OK, he won’t hurt me.’ – Timothy Olyphant
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
I’d like to think I’m a little more easygoing than the character on ‘Deadwood,’ without question. – Timothy Olyphant
A rice cooker has changed my life. The overnight-oatmeal deal is a big win at the Olyphant house. – Timothy Olyphant
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
The last time I was in a Marshals’ office, they had a poster of ‘Justified’ up. I asked them, ‘Did you know I was coming by, so you put up a poster of the show?’ And they said, ‘Oh, we all love it… you guys make us look good.’ I thought, this is great. If they like it, we really did something here. – Timothy Olyphant
The only time we got sugary cereal was when my mom went away for the weekend and she bought us Frosted Flakes because she wanted us to behave. Otherwise, we were eating shredded wheat, granola, or Grape Nuts. – Timothy Olyphant
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
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
