Will Arnett Professions : Actor Born : May 4, 1970 Browse All Authors Top 54 quotes by Will Arnett I probably suffered from ADHD, but they weren't so quick to diagnose it back then. For PE, they'd drop you in the woods with a compass and a pack of matches. It gave you confidence that you could rely on yourself. Will Arnett adhd compass woods I remember asking my dad, "Why didn't you ever move to the States? You probably could have made a lot more money." My dad said, "Because I have an obligation to give back." I always admired him for that. Will Arnett dad giving moving Even if you make a mistake, you can go back and do the right thing. Will Arnett right-thing ifs mistake You've got to rely on people that you trust and you love. Will Arnett rely people The idea of the straight man is very important. But I'd rather it be somebody else, because it's not as fun. And when I say somebody else, of course I mean Jason Bateman. He's born to play boring characters because he's such a bore. He's one of the most boring human beings. Will Arnett fun character mean If you have a character that doesn't have anything wrong with him, there's nothing funny about it. Will Arnett ifs character Everything's not black and white. We choose to make bad decisions or not. I wanted to explore that and shine a light on it. Chip is trying to be a better person and lead a better life. His methods are just super flawed. Will Arnett black-and-white light decision When I was in my 20s, I wanted to go after dramatic roles, and I didn't have a tremendous amount of success with that. Will Arnett dramatic roles wanted I want my son to wear a helmet 24 hours a day. Will Arnett fathers-day dad son I don't want to make a show about AA because it's a personal experience for anybody who is a part of that. My relationship with it has changed over the years, and I wanted the show to reflect that in a real way. Will Arnett real want years Yeah, I don't think you can live anywhere else - it's such a great city [New York]. L.A. is kind of a necessary evil, but man, I love going back to New York. Will Arnett new-york men thinking Playing the assholes in the movie is fun. Will Arnett blades glory fun When all of your friends are getting pregnant, you start thinking about it. But for Amy and I, show business is our baby. Will Arnett amy baby thinking My first movie was this independent that I did on the Erie Canal in 1995, called Erie, that I don't know if you could even get, actually with Felicity Huffman. And then from that I did this film that was eventually called The Broken Giant later that fall. And then I kind of started getting into doing pilots. Will Arnett independent broken fall Arrested Development was such an amazing experience in every way, and you know it was very unique in that it was a show that received a lot of critical acclaim, and yet we didn't ever achieve the ratings that we wanted. Will Arnett development unique way Arrested Development opened a lot of doors for me, and once I sort of became, I guess what you'd say "available," there was a lot of opportunity out there, and it's been nice; a lot of people have found it in their hearts to offer me movie parts. Will Arnett nice heart opportunity Because we have this whole other human being we have to think about other than ourselves. We had the luxury before of being totally self-centered. Will Arnett luxury self thinking That's kind of the nature of the profession I'm in. It's frustrating. Things don't go your way, and I was no exception, in that I spent many years struggling to get work, and there are a lot of people more talented than myself who got jobs before me. And I finally, after years and years and years, got lucky. Will Arnett struggle jobs years I've always maintained that I don't think comedy should be reviewed. I think it's un-reviewable, because it is so subjective. Will Arnett comedy should thinking When you're young, you kind of take yourself seriously, and you think, like, "People need to see what I can do." And it's so laughable, especially with actors. Will Arnett people needs thinking Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
