Chiklis Quotes & Sayings

Well, the clown suit is a riot, too. — Michael Chiklis

When I met my wife, my whole life changed on a dime, really quickly and for the better. — Seal

We announce the birth of a conceptual country, NEWTOPIA. Citizenship of the country can be obtained by declaration of your awareness of NEWTOPIA. NEWTOPIA has no land, no boundaries, no passports, only people. NEWTOPIA has no laws other than cosmic. All people of NEWTOPIA are ambassadors of the country. As two ambassadors of NEWTOPIA, we ask for diplomatic immunity and recognition in the United Nations of our country and our people. — John Lennon

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

Sorrow eats your heart and courage. — Ernst Moritz Arndt

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

If it weren't for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart, some of us wouldn't get any exercise at all. — Joey Adams

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. — Michael Chiklis

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

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

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. — Michael Chiklis

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. — Michael Chiklis

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

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

I did the voice of Cyclops on 'Shrek the Third'. I don't know how I got that. They said they wanted a Michael Chiklis type, and apparently it came down to me and Michael Chiklis, so how they gave it to me, I don't know. — Mark Valley

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

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. — Michael Chiklis

Praise God for the hammer, the file, and the furnace. The hammer molds us, the file sharpens us, and the fire tempers us. — Samuel Rutherford

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. — Michael Chiklis

Companies are experimenting with replacing sodium chloride with potassium chloride, because most of the health problems come from sodium. It works for some products, but if you diminish the amount of sodium, people want sugar and fat instead. — Michael Moss

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. — Michael Chiklis

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. — Michael Chiklis

For me, a lot of these actors are new. For me, I only worked with Finn [Whittrock] and Michael Chiklis. So a lot of these actors are people I've been a huge fan of for years and are bucket-list actors for me to get to work with. It's pretty surreal now getting to step into scenes with them.You all get to find your characters together. — Matt Bomer

Working with Michael Chiklis is a lesson in professionalism and staying focused. That's what Chiklis brings all day long. — Sean Faris

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

At Christmas, for example, when you see a big, brightly wrapped package under the tree with your name on it, you're interested. But it's not the wrapping paper you're looking forward to. It's the present inside. Lingerie works the same way. It's nice - but naked is always better.

Except for this.

This is the wet dream of every man born after 1975.

It's the elite of eroticism.

The ultimate fantasy.

Oh yeah - it's the Princess Leia bikini. — Emma Chase

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. — Michael Chiklis

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! — Michael Chiklis