I've always wanted to play a teacher. Michael Rooker More Quotes by Michael Rooker More Quotes From Michael Rooker I learned how to turn it on and turn it off. You learn that in theater, too, but for film work, I learned from doing 'Henry,' I learned how to leave work at work and go home. There's always spillover. Actors speak of this. Michael Rooker actorsspeakhome There's always room. That's what the directors usually want. They want the performer to bring themselves and give what they have to give for the role. The smart ones allow that to happen because then it becomes even more organic within the performer's imagination. It becomes even more real. It's not always a given in other films, but when Gunn works, and we all work together in a collaborative way like that, it becomes a given that you bring it. It becomes a lot of fun. Michael Rooker smartrealfun 'Cliffhanger' got me in the best shape of my life, working at 10,000 feet up in the mountains. And everybody was great. I lived in Italy for seven months doing that movie. It was a great vacation. Michael Rooker seven-monthsvacationfeet I'm a very jovial guy. I like to laugh, and when things strike me as funny, I don't hide the fact that it's humorous to me. It almost doesn't matter where I'm at: I will burst out and laugh if it's funny to me. Michael Rooker laughmematterfunny 'The Walking Dead' and 'Guardians of the Galaxy' have pumped up the recognition factor a thousand times. I can't get off an airplane anymore. I don't know how the hell they know and how these people find out. They must have some interesting, secret way of getting a hold of the flight manifesto or something. Michael Rooker hellwalkingpeopleway 'Night of the Living Dead' is one of my favorites. Michael Rooker favoritesdeadlivingnight 'Animal' was my nickname in high school. Michael Rooker highhigh-schoolanimalschool I like horror and sci-fi almost equally, but I watch more sci-fi than horror. Does that mean I like sci-fi more than horror? Maybe. Michael Rooker morelikehorrormean Before 'The Walking Dead,' a few of the jobs before that were just like, 'Ugh.' I try and make everything as creative as possible, even when I get the script and can't imagine what I'm going to do with it. Michael Rooker deadtrycreativewalking I was ecstatic when 'The Walking Dead' came along. Merle Dixon was so perfectly adapted for me. Michael Rooker deadmeecstaticwalking If you got a stuntman that can do it better than me, go do it. But if they can't do it better than me, I'm doing it myself - plain and simple. Michael Rooker myselfmeyousimple I did 'Slither,' so I've done seven hours in the makeup chair. So two hours for zombie makeup is like nothing. That's a walk in the park for me. When you do seven-hour makeup and then eight hours of work, you're thinking, 'Oh God, what did this do to me?' You're under that rubber forever. It's crazy. Michael Rooker walkmegodwork I would have loved to have been on 'The Walking Dead' longer, but it didn't happen. Michael Rooker deadlovedhappenwalking I've been in this business a long time, and I've worked with a lot of different directors now. It's cool to get the chance to work with the same guy several times. Michael Rooker coolbusinessworktime As a kid, I saw a lot of scary movies, but they were mixed with comedy, like 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.' Michael Rooker meetmovieslikecomedy Me, personally, Michael Rooker - I'm not a good victim. Michael Rooker personallygoodmevictim I've been going to the movies since I was 6 or 7 years old. Michael Rooker goingoldmoviesyears
