50+ Thomas Haden Church Quotes On Faith, Religion And Trials

Thomas Haden Church is an American actor, director, and writer. He is best known for his roles in the films Sideways, Spider-Man 3, and the television series Wings and Divorce. He has also had roles in a number of other films and television series, including the Netflix series Bloodline. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Thomas Haden Church on faith, religion, trials.

Top 10 Thomas Haden Church Quotes

1. I've never been married, and I've never been divorced. But I have had some very serious relationships. I was engaged twice. The way that those relationships ended, it was very very heartbreaking.
2. And there have certainly been movies I wanted to be in and milestones I wanted to surpass that did not happen.
3. I love going to the feed store and drinking coffee and talking about how much rain we need.
4. Sight is about what lies right in front of us. Vision is what lies ahead.
5. I would say 95% of the time, because you just can't remember your lines if you're drinking alcohol. I would say about 95% of the time it was grape juice or this fake wine, which was horrible.
6. But all actors go through the process, it's hit and miss, you have achievement and failure.
7. When I moved to L.A. in 1989, the very first thing I did was this horrific pilot called To Protect And Surf.
8. Between Clive Owen winning at the Golden Globes and the British Academy announcing its nominations, of which Sideways received only one, I'm feeling pretty humbled these days.
9. I'm not so proud to think that anything is unworthy, and I don't think I was that way 10 years ago.
10. The fact that I haven't been married might qualify me as belonging in the nutty category to a lot of women.

Thomas Haden Church Short Quotes

• I believe in singularity in relationships because you've got to have trust on both sides.
• But at the same time, if the right thing came along, I would do it in a second.
• But I'm a citizen of Texas and try to spend most of my time there.
• I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing.
• I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom.
• I love knowing that I'm not better than any other person on the planet.
• Look at the Native American culture. They revere the elders.
• Kissing's a good thing, man. It's the doorbell of intimacy.
• I would just turn into a giant pair of lips. "Oh God! There he is! It's Lip-Man!"
• I like to keep my private stuff pretty vague.

Thomas Haden Church Quotes About Movie

The title of the movie is open to interpretation. — Thomas Haden Church

But to this day I am convinced that the real reason we met was because Alexander is from Nebraska, and he was completely fascinated that I was about to go off and make a movie with Brando - perhaps the most famous Nebraskan of all. — Thomas Haden Church

I enjoy doing press for something that I like, and I think the movie is very fun and charming and clever. — Thomas Haden Church

I kind of have a rededication in my life now to acting because I'm very fond of being in this movie. — Thomas Haden Church

But I think once the word gets out that the movie is funny - funny is transcendent - it will traverse all demographic barriers if people embrace it as a funny movie. — Thomas Haden Church

Villains with a conscience have this sad realization of who they are, and the monster they've become — there's a sense of regret. So at the end of these movies there's a dramatic resonance that really stays with the audience. — Thomas Haden Church

Thomas Haden Church Quotes About Kind

But I certainly know a lot of people that existed at that level and are always kind of pining for more, always thinking that the next big break, the next opportunity, the big role are just around the corner of the next audition. — Thomas Haden Church

To some extent I could identify with that because I kind of just made my money and got out. — Thomas Haden Church

It's one of those scenarios where no, I never imagined that I'd be directed in a love scene - not even a love scene because it's kind of a hard-core sex scene because it's kind of just purely played for this carnal venting. — Thomas Haden Church

Their lives have been largely defined by failure and you would think the prospect of marriage, which is supposed to be bountiful and hopeful, it's just really another kind of tangential thing in his life. — Thomas Haden Church

As an actor I kind of do. I started out doing voice overs in the mid 80s when I was in grad school. — Thomas Haden Church

Thomas Haden Church Famous Quotes And Sayings

Any tendency to design for design's sake, to create a pattern within which the owner must live according to rules set by the designer, is headed for frustration, if not disaster. — Thomas Haden Church

Nothing is set up like a comedy bit. I did sitcoms for 10 years. Literally from 1989 to 1999. That's almost all I did. Whenever I got away from television I was like, "Phew, thank God that's over. I am never going back." — Thomas Haden Church

When I landed in L.A. in early '89, William Morris decided to take me on to see if I could get any jobs. I was cast in a TV movie called Protected Surf, and made $30,000 in four weeks, and I decided I needed to take acting seriously, because I had never made that much money in a year, much less four weeks. That's when I decided I thought I could make a career out of it. — Thomas Haden Church

One that always stings is "Grow up." And it stings most when you have the suspicion that it is justified, that you have just done somethingchildish and you got nailed for it. It's probably been said to me a few times. — Thomas Haden Church

I hate it when women fight aging with plastic surgery or fashion choices. There's this arrogant youth worship in our society. — Thomas Haden Church

He was using me. When he cast me in Sideways I was nothing but a vessel. — Thomas Haden Church

I've been an admirer of Helen Mirren for a long time. As I get older, I find myself admiring older women who have poise and elegance. — Thomas Haden Church

I have a healthy sense of vanity. I like to look good for myself, which is what a lot of women say. I want to stay fit. — Thomas Haden Church

I did a series called Ned and Stacey for two years for Fox back in the 90s. I was writer on it as well as a producer, and it was very important to me that there were no contemporary references. — Thomas Haden Church

If you are truly fearless as a performer, than you don't fear kids or dogs. — Thomas Haden Church

Of course, anybody's who's 26 years old will probably say, "Of course the old guy would say that." But wait until you're 45 or 46 years old. See how you feel about it then. — Thomas Haden Church

Principally, I'll give anything a chance, only because the greatest challenges are the ones that you never see coming. — Thomas Haden Church

The Divorce isn't like the Da Vinci Code of TV shows. I'm not saying only a secret society is going to understand divorce. But it is a very specific show. And I don't know if you looked at a lot of the press. There's been some unpleasant reviews. And I'm not faulting those people but, they're really just not getting what we're trying to do. Which is to say, look. That may not be some people's taste. And that's fine. — Thomas Haden Church

The Divorce, it's just like any performance that's given where I really just completely lost myself in that life. — Thomas Haden Church

There's moments that are very personal in The Divorce. There are moments that are sort of unwatchably vulgar or intimate or pathetic. I even had this conversation with my mom. My mom saw the pilot and she was like, "I just thought that some of it seemed nasty." I'm like, "Mom. You're from a whole different generation. And yeah. There's some nastiness that goes on." — Thomas Haden Church

I probably am. I think Paul Giamatti also said in an interview that I was "f--king crazy." I'm flattered by that. I want to be that guy who's nuts who makes people think. — Thomas Haden Church

I've been a writer longer than I've been an actor. I wrote short stories like crazy when I was in high school and college. I worked in advertising before I moved to L.A. to pursue acting. — Thomas Haden Church

Cows are a lot smarter across the board than bulls. — Thomas Haden Church

I don't want my hair to be ridiculous. But in Texas I do wear a hat a lot, so I probably have hat-head more than I'm aware of. — Thomas Haden Church

Life Lessons by Thomas Haden Church

1. Thomas Haden Church has demonstrated that hard work and dedication can lead to great success in the entertainment industry.
2. He has also shown that it is possible to have a successful career in multiple areas of the industry, from acting to writing and directing.
3. Finally, Church has shown that it is possible to have a long and successful career in Hollywood, even if it takes time to get there.