Thomas Haden Church

“I'm not a comic book guy. I'm not a superhero guy.”

“I always wanted to be a farmer. There is a tradition of that in my family.”

“I'm a character actor. I have to find work in good movies where I can make a little bit of a splash.”

“I was a radio DJ for years, and I've been on voiceover, so I have a good understanding of the power of the human voice.”

“For me, you don't ever want to be defined by one role.”

“I don't think I'm a celebrity. I'm a working actor.”

“I live on a ranch in Texas. I'm a Texan.”

“I never had a plan. I just went from one thing to another.”

“The independent-film world is a world I've been in for a long time.”

“I am a cynical optimist. I'm a pessimist in the short-term, but an optimist in the long-term.”

“I don't want to be a movie star. I want to be an actor.”

“I've always been more of a character actor than a leading man.”

“The older I get, the more I'm drawn to characters who are grappling with the regrets of their past.”

“I just want to keep working on things that are interesting.”

“Hollywood is a very strange place.”