14 Mike O'Malley Quotes for You to Enjoy

Mike O'Malley

American Actor

Born: Oct 31, 1966

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I will talk to anybody about 'Survivor's Remorse' because I'm proud of the show and the actors and directors and the entire crew. I just like doing the work, and I want people watching the show so we can make more. Mike O'Malley

I can change a tire, but I couldn't change a fuse on the computer panel on my car. Mike O'Malley

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The way that I live is in between the dual experiences of the tragedy mask and the comedy mask. I feel that I write best and think best in between those two masks. Mike O'Malley

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I did the commencement speech at UNH in 2006, and one of the biggest jokes was a 'Guts' joke. Mike O'Malley

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I took my job for Nickelodeon very seriously, and back then, it wasn't certainly as big of a network as it is now, culturally, and people my age didn't know much about it. But I loved my time there. I really put everything I had into doing 'Guts,' and it actually taught me a lot about how to work really hard. Mike O'Malley

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A lot of people give actors credit when they gain weight for a role in a drama when they win an Oscar, but when you're doing a sitcom, people don't give you a lot of credit, because you've got to keep your weight on for five or six years if it's successful. Mike O'Malley

I think what good television does well is that it shows characters evolving. Mike O'Malley

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I'm just very interested in how we, as people, can live the right way. Mike O'Malley

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For writers, you just have to have the ability to not restrict your imagination. Men can write about women; women can write about men. Straight people can write about gay people; gay people can write about straight people. Mike O'Malley

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Politics isn't something that really interested me; I, of course, care about what's going on in the world, but so much of political discourse now is not necessarily about doing what's right. Mike O'Malley

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People ask me why I became an actor, and the truth is that once you get cut from the baseball team, you need another angle to get women to pay attention. Mike O'Malley

We know, in history, people are unable to put different elements together and create gold, yet it's what you're asking actors to do every day. You're asking them to relax enough with the confines and restrictions of the lights and the cameras, and you gotta hit this mark, to relax enough to create what seems wonderful and beautiful. Mike O'Malley

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