Sean William Scott Quotes

I grew up in Minnesota.

Wait a minute! I'm not interested in agriculture. I want the military stuff. During a briefing military stuff in which officials began telling him about missile silos.

I grew up in Minnesota and everyone is so nice there. It is like Fargo. Everyone's so chipper and you make friends just grocery shopping. We kill each other with kindness.

I love everything Minnesota.

I don't really necessarily think I'm a funny guy, but I like the opportunity to take on something that I don't feel I'm the best at doing.

I'm never afraid to try something if I think it's funny. And I know I'll regret it if I don't.

I draw to shock myself out of a too-easy rhythm - I may begin with no conception whatever, an image emerges . I rub it out and begin again, searching for its counterpart. When it appears I invariably find that the thing I draw is at my elbow, it is out of the window, or has been standing at my front door for a long time.

I live right next to a grocery store and I don't know if it's the bachelor in me, but I just go in and shop for what I need for the day. I'm an idiot because I don't shop for the whole week. The check out clerks always crack jokes about the fact that I'm in there sometimes twice a day.

I just thought it could make a really cool movie. It's not that it's just a buddy comedy but it's all about two guys hating each other and towards the end they're good friends. I liked that these two guys were best friends from the very beginning, and they're crazy.

Everyone should walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. I did it three days in a row because it was one of the most exhilarating experiences I've ever had. The view is breathtaking.

I'm a much better singer than actor, which doesn't really say a whole lot.

What I love doing is taking my dog for runs.

I tend to go for women with common sense. Being down to earth stands out more than looks.

Every painting I do is related to the last one: it may be a continuation of a previous painting or it may be a reaction against it.

I try to make the best of the opportunities that have been given to me.

I don't know anything about this engagement stuff. I never thought I was going to get engaged.

At times it's been weird because for the first phase of my career, I've been really well-known for a character that I was so not like and a character I never anticipated doing.

I'm cool with the way I look, I'm not an ugly dog, but I don't see myself as a stud or anything.

I don't think I had a Catherine Bach poster, but I know a lot of my friends desecrated those, big time.

When 'American Pie' happened, I was so lucky to get that opportunity and I just tried to do a good job in that genre. But the films that inspired me as a kid were, like, Malcolm McDowall in 'A Clockwork Orange.' He was my hero.

Anyone serious about playing indoor, you should play outdoor.

My dad was diagnosed with cancer, so we ended up burying him a year to the day that he was diagnosed.

I feel constricted if I become too much aware of the act of making. Liberty is lost and instead of an instinctual lyrical expression the whole thing becomes arid.

Maybe I'll just become a cartoon character because there's nothing left for me to do in an R-rated comedy.

To do a sequel is so weird, you don't really think about it.

When I was maybe like, under 10 years old, I was kind of like a maniac.

I find that when you see somebody in the tabloids all the time, you have no desire to see them in movies.

My role model is my dad.

I think I've done every disgusting thing you can in a film.

I was a total athlete. I loved sports, but when I realized I wasn't going to be a professional athlete, I realized I wanted to be in movies.

I've always played the guys that end up having the wisecracks.

In L.A. everyone is in the entertainment industry, so you're forced to think about work.

I would watch 'The Dukes of Hazzard' on loop. At one point I had 30 televisions in my bedroom and I would watch it over and over.

I also have this kind of fascination with Don Quixote, kind of like wanting something you're not going to get. I like that a lot.

The longest road trip I've ever been on is from Minnesota to Los Angeles.

An act of thinking without restriction- without boundaries or rules can lead to the point of no return.

I consider myself to be a good guy so it's not hard for me to play that.

I don't do any amount of stunts.

Most actors feel only one way. We're just grateful to have a job.

I'm still trying to figure myself out as an actor.

I love being able to create something from the page and bring it to life.

New York is like a vacation - no beach required.

I always think everything has been the best part of my life.

I love mockumentaries. When they're done right, they're really good.

I did this TV show, which was my first job ever. It wasn't a real acting part. It was like this promo for this sitcom and the main actress was meeting three different real people and then she was going to decide who was going to be on the episode.

There are a lot of movies I've done that come and go, and don't really establish a growing fan base.

I'm not sure anybody's ready to see me in a drama. And loving movies so much, I've seen a lot of comics try to make that transition too fast, and it can be detrimental. And I don't think I've had as much success as I need in the comedy genre to open up those opportunities.

I grew up, probably like a lot of people, on cartoons. And I never thought I would have the chance to be in an animated movie. It's good also to show the world my sweet side with them.

I think I would do a much better job if I had a chance to do things that were edgier than I get to do in comedies.

Working on the 'Ice Age' movies, I'm really proud to be in them.