Michael Clarke Duncan Quotes & Sayings

When I get the chance, I'm at the theaters all the time, trying to check out the latest movies. — Michael Clarke Duncan

I'm used to being the big tough guy, the bodyguard type. — Michael Clarke Duncan

I try to avoid typecasting by doing different roles. — Michael Clarke Duncan

I love acting it's apart of me and I try to put a little bit of myself in each of my roles. — Michael Clarke Duncan

When something happens, we always say it happens for a reason. — Michael Clarke Duncan

People always have an opinion. Doesn't mean it's right, doesn't mean it's wrong, but we have to respect their opinion. — Michael Clarke Duncan

The person that's always talkin', you don't have to worry about that person. The person that while you're in his face, he's just lookin' at you with a smile on his face, that's the guy you worry about. — Michael Clarke Duncan

David Boreanaz is actually a very good director and he directed one of our episodes. Excellent director, knew exactly what he wanted. We never had long days with David. He was great, he knew exactly what he wanted and he's a fantastic director. — Michael Clarke Duncan

I think as an actor you want to keep being challenged. — Michael Clarke Duncan

I'm an emotional person, a very emotional person. — Michael Clarke Duncan

The government needs the help of industry. But the reality is companies will balance that against their own commercial interest in a very competitive market. — Michael Clarke Duncan

I always say YCDA: you can do anything. If you want
to be a successful actor, you have to believe in yourself more than
anything else, and dont let anybody tell you that you cannot do it
because you can. — Michael Clarke Duncan

My sister used to say I had a frail chest and she 'd beat me up all the time. — Michael Clarke Duncan

Of course, people told me, 'Mikey, you will never be an actor. You don't have the look. You're ugly.' — Michael Clarke Duncan

When I was coming up, I kept a ton of comic books, almost 300 comic books. Back in the day, they didn't used to cost that much, so I used to keep 'em, collect 'em, trade 'em. — Michael Clarke Duncan

So it was a thing that my mother always taught me to go for your goals and never give up no matter what they are, and I started believing that later on in life. — Michael Clarke Duncan

I came up during that time when music, to me, was really music. It wasn't about talking about a woman and calling them a derogatory name or something like that. It was real music. — Michael Clarke Duncan

I was up around 340 pounds because the producers said they wanted a really big guy - and I'm not that big, you know! I've lost it all now though. I'm 285 pounds, my sexy weight! — Michael Clarke Duncan

China has been a textbook case of how the government did just enough intervention to increase penetration, but the reality is that it isn't going to work for all countries in the same way. Culture always plays a role and you can't necessarily take what worked in one market and automatically make it work somewhere else. — Michael Clarke Duncan

Whenever I'm having a bad day and have an attitude, I stay home. I keep it at home. — Michael Clarke Duncan

I really don't have favorites; I'm just a fan of movies, period. — Michael Clarke Duncan

Once an actor told me he went to the Shakespeare School of Acting, and I said, 'I went to the Shakespeare of Acting, too' and he said, 'Oh really?' And I said, 'I went to Shakespeare Elementary School in Chicago.' He didn't take the joke well, he didn't laugh and didn't think it was funny - I thought it was funny. It's all the same to me. — Michael Clarke Duncan

I think I'd do pretty good on 'Glee' singing. — Michael Clarke Duncan

Whatever God gave you, you have to work that to your best ability - especially out here in Hollywood, the land of beautiful people. — Michael Clarke Duncan

I tell people, 'It's just like a cliche, but it's true: In Hollywood, dreams can come true.' — Michael Clarke Duncan