Sean William Scott Quotations

I'm never afraid to try something if I think it's funny. And I know I'll regret it if I don't.

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.

I consider myself to be a good guy so it's not hard for me to play that.

Every painting I do is related to the last one: it may be a continuation of a previous painting or it may be a reaction against it.

It's been a huge blessing, being able to travel and have a great 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.

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

I feel constricted if I become too much aware of the act of making. Liberty is lost and instead of an instinctual lyrical expression the whole thing becomes arid.

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 know anything about this engagement stuff. I never thought I was going to get engaged.

I would watch 'The Dukes of Hazzard' on loop. At one point I had 30 televisions in my bedroom and I would watch it over and over.

The longest road trip I've ever been on is from Minnesota to Los Angeles.

New York is like a vacation - no beach required.

I grew up in Minnesota and everyone is so nice there. It is like Fargo. Everyone's so chipper and you make friends just grocery shopping. We kill each other with kindness.

I got my very last tattoo after my father died. I'm not getting anymore; otherwise I'll end up like Mike Tyson with a tattoo on my face.

Everyone should walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. I did it three days in a row because it was one of the most exhilarating experiences I've ever had. The view is breathtaking.

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

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

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.

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

There are a lot of movies I've done that come and go, and don't really establish a growing fan base.

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

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 think he's much funnier in many ways than some of the things that I've done. Because it's a little bit more layered. He's constantly trying to teach Luke what he thinks are really deep philosophical ideas, but they're really simple.

We have the best driver in the world in drifting and best guy in rally racing and stuff like that. So obviously there's a lot of stuff that I didn't do, but there's a lot of really incredible things that I don't think we've ever seen an actor do.

I am an abstract artist in the sense that I abstract. I cannot be called non-figurative while I am still interested in the modern magic of space, primitive sex forms, the sensual and erotic, disconcerting contours, the things of 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.

So the first thing that I thought about was, 'How is this car going to handle?' But then after I'd been driving with it and practicing with it and I accomplished that, then I just kind of sat back.

And getting stunt coordinator Dan Bradley and everybody from the whole 'Bourne Supremacy' crew, I think was real cool for our film because we do a bunch of really big jumps in this movie.

What I love doing is taking my dog for runs.

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

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

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

When I was maybe like, under 10 years old, I was kind of like a maniac.

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've always played the guys that end up having the wisecracks.

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

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.

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 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.

I don't know where the loyalty lies in baseball. You really don't have to protect each other much, unless there's like a bench-clearing brawl. In hockey, it's important that they look out for each other.

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

Anyone serious about playing indoor, you should play outdoor.

I've been doing comedies but I'm not a comedian.

I'm the kind of guy that if I don't work out, I will get bigger and look like one of the guys who used to play sports.

I'm still a big kid - I make mistakes all time.

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

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

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

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

I live in New York, where people don't tend to go up to actors as much.

I don't do any amount of stunts.

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

I grew up in Minnesota.

I don't really party.

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.

I thought I was a good kid.

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

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

As I've gotten older, I've become attracted to things that have substance.

I was a loser in high school.

I love everything Minnesota.

I've definitely been typecast, but I have time to do other things and I was glad to have the chances I did.

I'm the youngest of seven kids.

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

My role model is my dad.

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

I also have this kind of fascination with Don Quixote, kind of like wanting something you're not going to get. I like that a lot.

I draw to shock myself out of a too-easy rhythm - I may begin with no conception whatever, an image emerges . I rub it out and begin again, searching for its counterpart. When it appears I invariably find that the thing I draw is at my elbow, it is out of the window, or has been standing at my front door for a long time.

An act of thinking without restriction- without boundaries or rules can lead to the point of no return.

Wait a minute! I'm not interested in agriculture. I want the military stuff. During a briefing military stuff in which officials began telling him about missile silos.

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

This was a really big opportunity. This script was even mediocre. The idea was great, but Jay came on with his guys made it great and very specific. It all came together well.

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

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

I just thought it could make a really cool movie. It's not that it's just a buddy comedy but it's all about two guys hating each other and towards the end they're good friends. I liked that these two guys were best friends from the very beginning, and they're crazy.

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 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 wish I had more confidence.

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.

When I was in high school I was a super serious athlete. I wasn't fun at all.

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.

In high school I went on about three dates.

There's a lot of us idiot actors that get tattoos and they cover them with makeup when you do a film.

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

I went to college for about a year in California.

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