20 Justin Theroux Quotes for You to Enjoy

Justin Theroux

American Actor

Born: Aug 10, 1971

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I've always found it funny in life when you meet people who are incredibly stupid and incredibly confident at the same time. Actually, there is nothing funnier. I mean, Donald Trump is a perfect example: he's essentially a seven-year-old on a podium. Justin Theroux

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There's a logic to dreams that doesn't necessarily follow linear narrative. You don't know why things happen, it's your subconscious pushing you, to give you information. Justin Theroux

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Unless you hit your television with a sledgehammer, you're not going to be able to be an individual. Justin Theroux

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I wish I owned stock in Nicorette. I love Nicorette. Best invention ever. Justin Theroux

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Whenever I've done anything where I feel like, 'Oh, it would be smart to do that,' it's always been a mistake. Whenever I do the 'Oh, it would be fun to do that,' it's always paid dividends. Justin Theroux

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My grandfather used to write one sentence every day in his journal: 'I love Anne more than ever today.' I think that was his meditation - keeping him in his marriage, and also his appreciation for it. It was very touching. Justin Theroux

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Whenever I put on a colored thing, I feel like I'm in a costume. Like when I put on a gray shirt. Justin Theroux

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I can speak passable Mandarin. I will not be translating at the U.N. anytime soon. Justin Theroux

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I know firsthand how much work has usually gone into a screenplay, so if there's something that rings false or a line that I would think would need a tweak or something, I will think long and hard before I even recommend changing it. In that sense, I'm very faithful to the scripts that I get - if they're good scripts. Justin Theroux

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I think it's a bad habit for an actor to change scripts because that's not your job. You're not a writer, necessarily - although there are some actors that are good at it. Justin Theroux

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Certain people want to binge-watch stuff, and they want 10 solid hours of whatever, not realizing that writing 10 hours of quality television is a exhausting experience. Writing an hour and a half is a warm hug compared to writing 10 hours of television. Justin Theroux

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Say what you want about superhero movies and how much they make and how much they hurt other movies. I don't buy any of it. I just think they're so good. Justin Theroux

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Writing is harder than acting. I enjoy acting for just the brevity with which you can be in the experience of doing it. Writing is kind of more satisfying in that you're creating a world and doing something that feels bigger, but it's very time consuming and has a higher threshold for failure. Justin Theroux

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Some of the best movie experiences I've had are when I just walked by the theater and decided to see a movie I hadn't heard anything about and bought a ticket, because that's really the first time you can experience it untainted. Justin Theroux

When you're wanting to delve into something, it's the one thing that cable television lets you achieve, in a way where you can have long form. There are no defined chapters. There are scenes, but everything's not bookended by a Chevy commercial. Justin Theroux

Even to this day, I read things in real time, you know, I don't - like, as if it's being spoken. I can't skim stuff in ways that I know certain people can. I have to sort of hear it in my head to be able to read it. Justin Theroux

If you're satirizing something, you're hitting at something that's real and true, and putting it on its head, and we did that with 'Tropic Thunder.' Justin Theroux

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