You don't just see and feel the movie, you see and feel every day you worked on it. Timothy Hutton More Quotes by Timothy Hutton More Quotes From Timothy Hutton Here's one thing I can't understand: people who are friends with their exes. Timothy Hutton one-thingi-canpeople In acting, you are fulfilled if you give justice to your role... if you are able to do a credible performance and touch the audience. Same with directing. If you are able to draw out the best from your actors, then you fulfill your job as a director. Timothy Hutton justicejobsgiving You never know how things work and what exactly is going to grab an audience. Sometimes even the best material and the best collection of people interpreting that material just for some reason doesn't fly with people. There are a lot of TV shows or movies that maybe aren't as good as others that do work when it comes to finding an audience. It's a mystery, that whole thing. If somebody figured it out, this would be quite a great industry. Timothy Hutton mysterysometimespeople A film has a sort of life over time, whereas a TV show comes up in your living room, and its immediate, and people write about it. Timothy Hutton tv-showswritingpeople I saw a guy being really abusive to his girlfriend. She was asking people to help, but no one would. When he grabbed her, I tried to separate them, but he turned on me. I punched him and knocked him down. It wasn't a scandal; I was just doing what anybody should. Timothy Hutton girlfriendguypeople Even in the off season, people are streaming the show or buying the DVD sets, and new audience comes to Leverage every year weve been doing it. Timothy Hutton dvdspeopleyears When I was doing 'Ordinary People' and 'Taps,' I never wondered if it would have a lasting impression. I was just wanting to make the best film we could and do my part in that and be true to what my responsibilities were. Timothy Hutton trueneverbestpeople There are plenty of examples of really well-executed shows you could look at and say, 'Well, clearly this show will have an audience; why wouldn't it?' And for whatever reason, it just doesn't catch on. So you never know going in. Timothy Hutton neverlookknowyou There's probably a little more creative freedom in cable versus network, a little less of a committee looking over everyone's shoulder, but it depends on the network; it depends on the show; it depends on who the head writer or show runner is and what track record they have. Timothy Hutton everyonelookingfreedomcreative Any time that we read a script and the 'Leverage' team has to infiltrate a place, assume identities, or become con artists ourselves to take down the really bad con artists, it's always fun to do that. Timothy Hutton placeteamtimefun I remember, when we started 'Leverage,' we were all in Chicago, and I read the script for the pilot and thought, 'Boy, this is just a real interesting place to begin a character.' I had to figure out how to go about playing someone who had hit rock bottom. Timothy Hutton boyplaceremembercharacter Treat Williams and I have been friends for years. To finally get to work together was great. Timothy Hutton greatfriendstogetherwork With 'Kidnapped,' there didn't seem to be a sure hand guiding it: everything had to be run-up-the-pole, so to speak, and there seemed to be a large committee, every day fighting about what the show was about. Timothy Hutton every-daydayfightingspeak TNT is a really great company to do a show for. They really believe in their shows and give shows a lot of support. They have it all worked out before you start shooting. Everybody's on the same page. Timothy Hutton greatyousupportbelieve I've worked with Filipino technicians, and they are, I think, among the best. I'm looking forward to visiting the Philippines, maybe for a vacation or to shoot a movie. Timothy Hutton lookingbestthinklooking-forward In 'Leverage,' I don't really play an insurance investigator but a man who used to be an insurance investigator. Timothy Hutton insurancewhomanplay I grew up as normally as any other kid. Between that small TV part I did at five and when I turned professional actor at 18, I stayed away from the limelight, so I was just like any typical kid who went to school. Timothy Hutton professionalsmalllikeschool What I learned at that moment on the subway 30 years ago, staring at my blank passport, was this: If you have an impulse to do something, and it's not totally irresponsible, why not do it? It might just be the journey you've always needed. Timothy Hutton momentyoualwaysjourney I was 19 when I got my first passport as an adult. I had moved from California to New York City and was living out of a suitcase, staying with friends. I'd just finished filming my first movie, 'Ordinary People,' but I didn't know whether acting was what I wanted to do with my life. Timothy Hutton my-lifecitylifepeople I've enjoyed watching 'Lost.' I'm a big fan of 'Mad Men.' Timothy Hutton watchingmadlostmen
