Michael McKean Quotes & Sayings

The process depends on the situation, and I don't think there are any two songs that have gone exactly the same way ... well, actually, that's not true. — Michael McKean

Sometimes we drop in and do an acoustic set somewhere, and that's really fun to take all these insanely loud songs, and to do them quiet. It's really a sight to see ... or to hear! — Michael McKean

It's such a fine line between stupid and clever. — Michael McKean

I made some friends who are still friends, and this is the city of my birth. I love living here when there's a reason to, other than just moving here. I still don't like the winters here, but it's an amazing city and I love it. — Michael McKean

As an actor, you have to be able to take all sides as well. You have to at least be able to understand things. No bad guy looks in the mirror every morning and says, boy, I'm gonna be a real bad guy this morning. He goes after his own what he's after, just like us good guys. You kind of have to take a stand and, a lot of times, you have to take the writer's stand or the stand of the character this writer has created. — Michael McKean

You know, I think it's one of those cases where the situation really does dictate your level of ridicule. — Michael McKean

That's a job that it makes a few friendships, but it probably breaks more. — Michael McKean

I'm kind of the town pump. I think I have a pretty good ear for what sounds good in this style. — Michael McKean

I never regret anything and I don't believe in regret. I think it's just a big time-waster. — Michael McKean

There are people in the world who won't watch a movie that's in black and white. There's got to be a special place in hell for them. — Michael McKean

When we can figure out a way to really tour and make a profit, then we'll do it again. — Michael McKean

I think you have everyone kind of pulling on the same end of the rope. It's not like you're Robin Williams and everyone else is a deaf mute. It's like - there's plenty of help. — Michael McKean

I think a band that doesn't have a sense of humor can come up with their own take on whimsy.Kind of lead-footed and ham-handed, but I think just all the better for that. — Michael McKean

They were kind of like little Stephen King stories ... but these go back many hundreds of years. — Michael McKean

Even when there are banalities, they're usually kind of benign banalities. — Michael McKean

I'm all over the place. As you may have seen from the credits, I write with everybody. — Michael McKean

Those people that you know for a long time and that you love, they're the easiest to talk to. — Michael McKean

Some people stay in the academic world just to avoid becoming self-aware. You can quote me on that. — Michael McKean