Quotes By Seann William Scott

There's a lot of us idiot actors that get tattoos and they cover them with makeup when you do a film.

I'm not sure anybody's ready to see me in a drama. And loving movies so much, I've seen a lot of comics try to make that transition too fast, and it can be detrimental. And I don't think I've had as much success as I need in the comedy genre to open up those opportunities.

I grew up in Minnesota and everyone is so nice there. It is like Fargo. Everyone's so chipper and you make friends just grocery shopping. We kill each other with kindness.

My dad was diagnosed with cancer, so we ended up burying him a year to the day that he was diagnosed.

I'm a much better singer than actor, which doesn't really say a whole lot.

Most actors feel only one way. We're just grateful to have a job.

I try to make the best of the opportunities that have been given to me.

I don't want to get home from work and wonder if I could have done better if I didn't go out that night. What you're doing is going to go on the big screen and go down in history.

As I've gotten older, I've become attracted to things that have substance.

I don't really party.

New York is like a vacation - no beach required.

At times it's been weird because for the first phase of my career, I've been really well-known for a character that I was so not like and a character I never anticipated doing.

I grew up in Minnesota.

I think I've done every disgusting thing you can in a film.

I wanted to make people feel the same way I feel when I see a good movie.

I thought I was a good kid.

I was pretty shy.

My role model is my dad.

There are certain filmmakers I'd like to work with that I don't think would take a risk with me, because I could be distracting in their film. It'll take a couple films to prove to them that it's worth the risk.

I don't want to be known as a jerk forever.

If I wasn't an actor and I watched my films, I could easily be like 'This guy's a clown,' you know?

I got my very last tattoo after my father died. I'm not getting anymore; otherwise I'll end up like Mike Tyson with a tattoo on my face.

I'm a big people-watcher. I love it. But I feel bad about it, because I always get caught!

When I was in high school I was a super serious athlete. I wasn't fun at all.

There are a lot of movies I've done that come and go, and don't really establish a growing fan base.

I'm really picky.

I live in New York, where people don't tend to go up to actors as much.

In high school I went on about three dates.

I love everything Minnesota.

In L.A. everyone is in the entertainment industry, so you're forced to think about work.