My mother always told me growing up I had a punchable face. Little did I know she was predicting my television career. Michael Emerson More Quotes by Michael Emerson More Quotes From Michael Emerson I was 42 when I started to make my living as an actor. Michael Emerson actor started make living There were times when I thought I had to be completely off-book and ready to give my opening night performance at the audition, but then I swung back to a more relaxed view of it. Certainly you've looked at the material and prepared it, but there's no reason to be off-book. You're not getting points for being off-book. Michael Emerson view thought you night As an actor, I'm not sure what I had to offer the world of tragedy and comedy when I was 21. I hadn't lived a whole lot. By my middle 30s, you know, I had been knocked around a little bit. Michael Emerson know you comedy world