Steve Zahn Quotes & Sayings

You work with stand-up comedians or you work with somebody in theater, you work with somebody from 'Star Search' or 'Survivor' or a kid, it constantly changes how you play with people. — Steve Zahn

I still really love acting. I find it really challenging. And I really love film; it's a lot of fun. — Steve Zahn

I'm always attracted to the vulnerable character more than I am the superhero. — Steve Zahn

You still really fight for good parts. It never stops. It's never a breeze. The people at the top of their game work as hard as the people at the bottom. — Steve Zahn

I look at it like, I'm just a character actor. If I get cast as the stoned sidekick, fine. But I just want to act. — Steve Zahn

I love general history. That's all I read really. I don't read novels, I read history. I love it. I live in an area that's really rich in Civil War history. I live in Kentucky on a farm. A lot of revolution, a lot of military history I love. — Steve Zahn

I love Toronto, I have spent a lot of time up there working. There's a lot of stuff going on there. — Steve Zahn

What's hard in movies is to have a consistent tone throughout a movie. Whatever that is. — Steve Zahn

I'm not a leading guy. — Steve Zahn

PlayStation 3 is another form of meditation. Come on, when you're on set, all day? That's what I do in my trailer, I just play PlayStation 3. — Steve Zahn

Film is a strange thing. — Steve Zahn

Most people laugh at situations rather than a tagline anyway. — Steve Zahn

My sister gave me a big bucket of Cool Whip. Isn't that awesome? For two weeks I basically watched Emergency! and ate cool whip with a spoon. — Steve Zahn

I don't care if you've just won an Oscar, you still have to campaign for parts. — Steve Zahn

I'm convinced women actually think they can read minds. Like when a woman goes, "I can tell you don't want to hang out with me today." And you're like, "What are you talking about? I actually do!" — Steve Zahn

It goes all the way back to 'Psycho.' Movies with twists like that are memorable because they're so simple. — Steve Zahn

I love 'Shattered Glass.' It's one of my favorite movies. I think it's just brilliant. — Steve Zahn

I have raised beds, perennial beds, cut flower beds. I have an island on a pond that's just covered in peonies. I have an herb garden, tons of vegetables, raspberries. I have everything. I'm a green guy. — Steve Zahn

I've had more people come up to me about 'Saving Silverman' than anything else. That and 'That Thing You Do!' But 'Saving Silverman' is the one I get most often. And I love that. — Steve Zahn

I moved to New York to do theater, and I got cast in a play that was funny, and then I was the funny guy. I did a movie that was funny, and then I was the funny guy. — Steve Zahn

Let me tell you something, planes and kids ... I've got a 3 and 1 year old, I don't wish that on anybody. — Steve Zahn

You have to make something good. Just because all the hot actors show up and the money is there and the explosives are ready, it doesn't matter. — Steve Zahn

I love 'Safe Men.' Now it's getting all this culty kind of - it just came out on DVD. That was awesome. I read that script, I never laughed so hard in my life. — Steve Zahn

I'm theater trained. — Steve Zahn

I've done flowers and kicked myself. Flowers are so lame. — Steve Zahn

I'm a good dad; I spend a lot of time with my kids. — Steve Zahn

I just planted the family vegetables yesterday. You name it, I grow it. — Steve Zahn