Words matter. These are the best George Newbern Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
As an actor, you always feel like you’re not going to work again. You’re always unsure about how things are going to work out, and you start thinking you’re going to just fade off into the distance.
When I first came to L.A., I was plotting out my career choices as if I actually had a choice. Unless you’re Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, impossibly good-looking, or look like a freak, you have to be malleable and open to everything that comes your way because that’s what makes it possible to pay your mortgage and eat.
No one really cares about you but you. They say they do, but everyone in Hollywood is a heat-seeking missile, and it’s easy to go after the cute girl or guy that’s new to town.
Acting in Los Angeles can be very isolating because you either have a job or you don’t have a job – and if you don’t have a job, it’s all about getting out of your house. It sucks to sit around waiting. That’s death.
With a movie, the die is cast. It is what it is. With TV, it’s a living organism in a way. Fans can have input, with the whole social media thing, and they can track what fans are liking and not liking.
I keep all irons in the fire because, ‘You never know.’ It’s because I have to, and otherwise, life gets boring.
Look at these ISIS people. These people are ruthless. They don’t operate by any sort of normal civilized code. That’s the world. There’s a shadow world that exists out there.
I go to the Catholic Church. God is an important part of my life. If he was not, I don’t think I could have survived.
With Superman, super powers are just ancillary. It’s that character, with all those principles and understanding… that’s who he is right there. I think I tried to portray a sense of trust and power and charisma for Superman. That’s what we believe Superman is.
I wasn’t that great in sports. I started doing children’s theater and loved it. I thought I had a great thing going with musicals. I thought, ‘I can do this. It’s fun.’ I wanted to go for it, and I thought I’d like to make a living doing this.
Doing narration is a totally different art form. I do some video games, and some that I’ve done are iconic.
I’m in the mood for ‘Shark Tank’ sometimes. When I am, my son and I can’t stop watching. But I probably watch ‘The Bachelor’ more, and Scott Foley and I text about it, like, ‘Oh my God, did you see that?!’ I love it. It’s such a train wreck.
