John Slattery Quotes

I was a horrible limo driver: I ran out of gas with passengers in the back and I used to get lost on a regular basis.

I don't have to worry about how my movies sell because I'm not the guy in front.

Memories are just stories we tell ourselves about our past; and that's often why they don't match when we've shared the same experiences with someone.

I like to try the scene over and over, but given the confines of television, I don't have that option.

I've never directed anything before 'Mad Men,' so I don't feel I have any advice for the other directors.

My wife tells me I need to learn to be more patient with my son.

I've dyed my hair a million times and it looks terrible, always. It just looks fake. And it doesn't make me look that much younger.

I've done a lot of pilots. A lot of shows. You're young and you do a job just because you know someone gave you a job.

The rule of surfing is never tell anyone where you go.

I guess, you make a big studio film, you spend a lot of money on it and you hope people go see it. It's really risky.

Let's face it, making movies is all risk. Most of the time, batting average-wise, the reward does not outweigh the risk.

I think the moments that are difficult for anybody are when you see what your life could be, if only you had the courage to take the steps needed.

I'm proud of myself that I had the courage to experiment with crazy hairstyles and some fashion things.

For some reason surfing ... I'm not scared of the ocean so the risk doesn't seem as great to me.

The good thing about directing yourself is that you get over yourself.

When I was growing up, the top movies dealt with grown-up, complex emotions.

You put a movie star or a bunch of movie stars in a movie, it doesn't mean people are gonna go see it. It's been proven time and time again.

I'm a little kid at heart, so my eyes light up when everything is lit.

But the path you end up on means that you have to close a lot of doors, too.

Viewers can hate a character and at the same time can't take their eyes off of him.

You have to fight for what you need to fight for.

I think I gravitate towards people who express themselves in a simple and funny way.

When I first started, I was kind of surprised that anyone would ever hire me at all. So I took everything that I was offered.

My mom used to wear the fragrance Poison when I was younger, and I remember that scent and the purple bottle. That was my first [perfume] memory.

And I don't want to jump out of an airplane - I've done that.