Michael Chiklis Quotations

He didn't want to travel like the others. He had a career as a working actor in Los Angeles.

I was actually a little nervous when the female horse got shot,

Prior to 'The Shield,' basic cable was just a wasteland of reruns and NASCAR. When we came along, I think there was a collective, 'Hey, if they can do that, why can't we?' from the basic-cable networks of the world. We ended up being the cornerstone for a network, and a great one.

That pesky acting career has always gotten in the way of me doing something with music.

I hoped that academy voters weren't swayed by the dogma that was being thrown around. Fortunately, they weren't.

He oversaw the production from a distance. He had casting approval, and script approval. So he acted as the big man on the mountain.

When something that occupies a giant space in your life comes to an end, then you have to go through a mourning period. I loved 'The Shield.' It was one of the hardest and one of the greatest experiences of my life. But having said that, I'm always thinking about what's next.

I'm a workaholic. I could easily work 300-plus days of the year.

I enjoy being an actor largely; in part at least, because you get to walk a mile in another person's shoes, you get to see what their skin is like. The other good thing is you get to leave it.

I am the first to admit my iPad is the coolest thing in the world, but when we can be in a room together and really connect, or leave the gadgets home and go for a hike, then I'm happy.

I think one of the most humiliating moments of my life was putting on spandex, personally. It's always nice when four women pull you into spandex when you're in jockey shorts. Yeah.

I usually work from the inside out but sometimes in comedy it's fun to work from the outside in.

This is a tried and true genre directed by a guy who's famous for character work. This could take a genre picture and lift it and elevate it. That was my thinking.

It's much less interesting as an actor playing someone who's purely good or purely evil.

My wife and I met when each of us was dragged to a party we didn't want to go to by friends. I was coming off a bad injury, but my roommate insisted I get out of the house and be around people. God love our friends; we've been together 20 years now!

Some people have questioned whether or not I can play a nice guy. Sometimes you can't win for losing.

I mean, in terms of comfort, it was horrible, but we knew the sequence was going to be good. That sort of drives you forward when you know what you're working on is going to be fun. You'll go through all manner of discomfort to get the shot.

I've been a musician my whole life. I'm really enjoying making music again.

A brick layer, lays bricks... I'm an Actor, that's what I do.

The best part of being married is, everything we face in life, we face as a team. I don't do a thing - professionally or personally - without discussing it with my wife.

Well, the clown suit is a riot, too.

The most challenging part of being a dad is self-restraint. So often your instinct is to teach and tell. I am constantly reminding myself to listen to them.

Patience has never been my strong suit.

I don't have hate in my heart. I don't hate any person, place or thing...but I hate the Yankees.