Holt McCallany Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“The greatest gift that an actor can have is good scripts because then you're relieved of the responsibility of trying to elevate the material.”
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“I've always believed my success in the entertainment business is an inevitability. You have to believe that; you have to be an optimist.”
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“I always wanted to play a boxer because some of my favorite films, as a boy, were those great boxing movies, like 'Raging Bull', 'Rocky', 'The Set Up', 'Fat City and Hard Times'. I just loved those films.”
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“I love boxing, and boxing has always been my favorite sport. I was always into it, and I boxed recreationally all of my life.”
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“I had been in the gym training for many, many years, but I definitely stepped it up when it was time to get into shape to play 'Lights'. I began trying to live the life of a boxer, and that means everything that you would expect.”
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“I love the whole world of boxing and the sense of community that exists there.”
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“Not all television scripts are created equal. And the process is ridiculous. They send you a script and want you in the next morning. That's not how acting works. You can do anything to me as an actor; I'm a very resilient guy. Just don't rush me. If you ask me to do it immediately with no time to prepare, I know you have contempt for actors.”
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“I take my hat off to my friend, Mark Wahlberg, because I know that it took him a long time to make 'The Fighter', and he overcame a lot of obstacles to do it, and now the film is an unqualified success.”
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“When I do a movie, I have the script. I know how it begins and how it ends. I know what my character does and where he's going. If I have ideas I want to express or changes I want to make, there's one guy: the director. It's different in television.”
-- Holt McCallany
