Top 30 James Marsden Quotes

I never felt that I was a leading-man type in high school. I was always the goofy guy who was getting attention from girls who could make them laugh by doing impersonations of, like, ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketches… I was more James Stewart than James Bond.

It’s about balance. Do a movie that’s good for your career, then do a one that gets good box office.

I am starting to get into this whole idea of caring about what I wear. There was a time in my life when I could not care less about fashion.

Everyone can have their heart broken. Even if you know the relationship isn’t working, it’s still sad. Even in a bad relationship, they’re part of your life for a long time, and saying goodbye to that can be difficult.

I am constantly hustling and finding new things. You try to manage so you don’t look back and see huge gaps of time that you missed with your family.

When I moved to L.A., I had somebody go, ‘Alright. Fix your hair. Wear this.’ Like, changed my look a little bit. I kind of came into myself a little better when I moved to L.A.

A lot of guys I know are into this whole scarf trend. Not my thing. I prefer to update and personalize my style with the smaller things, like a pocket square or, again, with the shoes. All in the details.

‘The Notebook’ made me cry! It got me.

I’ve always loved watches my whole life. When I was growing up, I always thought of having a great watch as that next step – of making it, of a rite of passage.

Women pay attention to how men drive because it’s a good indicator of what kind of character you have. They want someone who’s going to be intelligent and cautious and assertive and confident when you need to be, but not overly aggressive and reckless, and also not timid and overly paranoid.

When you’re making a film, it’s a very technical process. You do things over and over again, and you have to hit your marks and your light and all that stuff.

I didn’t want to go get a job or get a degree in business or marketing, or whatever all my friends were getting degrees in.

As an actor, you can go in, and you give your best performance, but if you hand that performance to ten different directors and ten different editors, you get ten different movies.

If expectations are low, you can only impress people. But if expectations are there for you to be the leading guy, and you’ve been paid X amount of money, you’re on a tightrope, and all of a sudden, you’re looking down.

It’s hard enough to just be a good actor. When you’re on set, there’s everything going against you. There are walkie talkies going off, the camera is creaking and moving, there are boom mics, and you have to hit your mark and make sure you don’t shadow the other person’s face. It’s a really technical process.

James Dean has never been one of my guys. I don’t want to be him. I will take boring anytime. I love boring! Are you kidding me? Matt Damon has been one of my favorites forever. He always elevates every bit of material, and then you don’t hear a thing about him.

It would be cool to be invisible, but I’m afraid of what people would say about me if they didn’t know I was there. Some things are better left unknown.

I’ve done some films that, on paper, were really interesting and special. And for some reason, when they got on screen, it just didn’t work. Well, I didn’t get to watch the film before I decided to do it.

I was with my wife for five years before we got married, so we’ve been together since I was 22.

In Oklahoma, the girls like the big football players. Girls were more interested in those guys, and I was, like, kind of a drama kid.

I would not think twice about being part of any incarnation of the ‘X-Men’ films.

I have always weirdly seen myself as more of a character actor. I have never been suave. I could never see myself playing James Bond. I suppose I could fake it, but I am certainly not James Bond in real life.

I’ve said this before, but I’ve always felt more comfortable playing the guy who thinks he’s the hot shot or thinks he’s the greatest and is so far from it, you know? The misguided character. That’s always more interesting to me – especially with a comedy. I’ve always felt inside more like a character actor.

Every time I read a script, I see the movie in my head, and I try to see the best movie in my head because everybody interprets the movie differently.

Boy, if Garth Ennis had created a religion, I would sure like to be a part of that. It just makes sense, the way he tackles things in it. It’s really heavy stuff and it’s incredibly well written.

Early in your career, you feel like there is a formula, a path you have to take. You have to do this movie because this person directed it and you have to be associated with these people. In some ways, I have thrown that out.

The more ridiculous the character is, the more sincerity you have to bring to it.

I didn’t know what my passion was until I discovered the dramatic arts in junior high and high school and I realized, ‘Oh, I like this. This is something I feel like I’m good at.’ But, the idea of moving to Hollywood and becoming an actor was really unrealistic.

I decided I should go after the roles I like, that I am inspired by, and then, if I am having a good time, chances are that people will like watching you.

I was with my wife for five years before we got married. At some point, she was ready to take the next step, and I would say, ‘I’m committed to you now; nothing’s going to change.’