Top 50 Seann William Scott Quotes

I find that when you see somebody in the tabloids all the time, you have no desire to see them in movies.

My dad was diagnosed with cancer, so we ended up burying him a year to the day that he was diagnosed.

I grew up in Minnesota.

I was a total athlete. I loved sports, but when I realized I wasn’t going to be a professional athlete, I realized I wanted to be in movies.

I don’t really party.

I don’t know anything about this engagement stuff. I never thought I was going to get engaged.

I’m the youngest of seven kids.

To do a sequel is so weird, you don’t really think about it.

I don’t want to be known as a jerk forever.

I always think everything has been the best part of my life.

We don’t have any CGI with any of the car stuff. I think it’s a real experience when you see this car going through really fast really wild and you see me driving a lot of the times and also a big chase in downtown Atlanta. It’s just incredible.

I’m cool with the way I look, I’m not an ugly dog, but I don’t see myself as a stud or anything.

You have to have fear to take risks – and I want to at least try.

You know, I’ve always wanted to do dramas.

I try to make the best of the opportunities that have been given to me.

I’m a much better singer than actor, which doesn’t really say a whole lot.

New York is like a vacation – no beach required.

I did this TV show, which was my first job ever. It wasn’t a real acting part. It was like this promo for this sitcom and the main actress was meeting three different real people and then she was going to decide who was going to be on the episode.

Ever since the first ‘American Pie,’ I’ve always been happy to just have an opportunity, I just didn’t think it was going to be with comedies. Now I really like it.

The surprising thing is that I was not funny in high school. I was always jealous of the funny kids because they always got the girls. I couldn’t tell a joke to save my life.

I don’t generally do movies that get good reviews.

I love being able to create something from the page and bring it to life.

I live right next to a grocery store and I don’t know if it’s the bachelor in me, but I just go in and shop for what I need for the day. I’m an idiot because I don’t shop for the whole week. The check out clerks always crack jokes about the fact that I’m in there sometimes twice a day.

There are certain filmmakers I’d like to work with that I don’t think would take a risk with me, because I could be distracting in their film. It’ll take a couple films to prove to them that it’s worth the risk.

I’m really picky.

In L.A. everyone is in the entertainment industry, so you’re forced to think about work.

At times it’s been weird because for the first phase of my career, I’ve been really well-known for a character that I was so not like and a character I never anticipated doing.

I’m a big people-watcher. I love it. But I feel bad about it, because I always get caught!

Working on the ‘Ice Age’ movies, I’m really proud to be in them.

I love mockumentaries. When they’re done right, they’re really good.

I don’t really necessarily think I’m a funny guy, but I like the opportunity to take on something that I don’t feel I’m the best at doing.

I wanted to make people feel the same way I feel when I see a good movie.

You know, I’ve always wanted to do dramas. When I moved to L.A., that was my dream, because I never really grew up watching comedies, although of course I loved ‘Dumb & Dumber.’

I grew up, probably like a lot of people, on cartoons. And I never thought I would have the chance to be in an animated movie. It’s good also to show the world my sweet side with them.

I tend to go for women with common sense. Being down to earth stands out more than looks.

Most actors feel only one way. We’re just grateful to have a job.

I don’t want to get home from work and wonder if I could have done better if I didn’t go out that night. What you’re doing is going to go on the big screen and go down in history.

I don’t think I had a Catherine Bach poster, but I know a lot of my friends desecrated those, big time.

I thought I was a good kid.

I wish I had more confidence.

When ‘American Pie’ happened, I was so lucky to get that opportunity and I just tried to do a good job in that genre. But the films that inspired me as a kid were, like, Malcolm McDowall in ‘A Clockwork Orange.’ He was my hero.

If I wasn’t an actor and I watched my films, I could easily be like ‘This guy’s a clown,’ you know?

My oldest brother was a big influence on the films I watched as a kid.

I think I would do a much better job if I had a chance to do things that were edgier than I get to do in comedies.

Maybe I’ll just become a cartoon character because there’s nothing left for me to do in an R-rated comedy.

I thought it would be a lot of fun and I wasn’t going to do the movie without Johnny. The studio suggested a couple people, and I’d never met Johnny, but I thought we’d be a perfect team for this movie because we’re both a little bit unpredictable.

I don’t do any amount of stunts.

I’m not sure anybody’s ready to see me in a drama. And loving movies so much, I’ve seen a lot of comics try to make that transition too fast, and it can be detrimental. And I don’t think I’ve had as much success as I need in the comedy genre to open up those opportunities.

I’m still trying to figure myself out as an actor.

I think I’ve done every disgusting thing you can in a film.