“Because 98 percent of our ideas are not great ideas, or everyone would be a billionaire. So yeah. That's something people have had a lot of experience in: being told our idea is bad or our performance is bad. I think that's the one common thread between all working actors is that they have a pretty thick skin - or you'd like to hope. You're used to rejection, that's for sure.” PeopleThinkingIdeasWould BeUsedActorsCommonPercentSkinsPerformancesYeahRejectionThickThreadGreat IdeaBillionaireThick SkinCommon Threads Author:Dax Shepard
“People talk differently. You can say some things some places you can't say in other places. But me as a film maker, no words are ever going to be off limits in something I write. As long as people use the words, I'm going to report that.” PeopleWritingLongUseFilmLimitsReportsMakers Author:Dax Shepard
“People only attack when they see weakness or when they think that someone is ashamed of it or embarrassed and they can't wait to stick it to 'em.” PeopleThinkingWaitingWeaknessSticksAshamedEmsEmbarrassed Author:Dax Shepard
“I think a lot of ex-addicts. They find a lot of humor in what they did because they lived through it.” ThinkingAddictExes Author:Dax Shepard
“I try to approach making movies in a way that it's about the making of them and not the result of them, if that makes sense.” IfsWayTryingResultsApproachMake Sense Author:Dax Shepard
“I'm an off-road racecar driver. And I think every woman in my life has told me that's not a sensible hobby. But when I was growing, even more than I wanted to be funny, I wanted to be a racecar driver. That's all I thought about. I worked for a race team when I was 15 and I traveled with them.” ThinkingWantedRaceGrowingTeamDriversSensibleHobbiesTraveled Author:Dax Shepard
“I've had plenty of good times and have settled peacefully into quite a boring existence that I love. I had enough fireworks and chaos. It is a blissful boring life, believe me.” BelieveEnoughExistenceChaosBoringPlentyGood TimesBelieve In MeHad EnoughFireworksBoring Life Author:Dax Shepard
“Success is just a war of attrition. Sure, there's an element of talent you should probably possess, but if you stick around long enough, eventually something is going to happen.” IfsShouldLongWarEnoughHappensMotivationalSuccessSuccessfulTalentElementsSticksTowards SuccessAttrition Author:Dax Shepard
“All of my free time is made up of motor sports endeavors, be them motorcycles or off-road racing or track days. I just love anything with an engine. That is one of my main loves. Obviously, my other well-known love is Kristen Bell.” WellsMadeSportsLove IsKnownTrackEndeavorRacingEnginesBellsWell KnownMotorMotorcycleFree Time Author:Dax Shepard
“A man's main job is to protect his woman from her desire to 'get bangs' every other month.” MenJobsDesireMonthsProtectBangs Author:Dax Shepard
“If Brad Pitt gets Kristen Bell, it’s like, ‘Well, of course he did.’ With me, it should be, ‘Oh good, a normal-looking guy got her. Maybe I’ll get me a Kristen Bell.’ But guys hate my guts for always dating women I have no right to be with.” IfsShouldWellsGuyHateCoursesNormalDatingGutsBellsBrad Author:Dax Shepard
“From 18 to 29 I was a heavy smoker, heavy drinker, drug addict, terrible eater and philanderer. The past eight years, since I got sober, have honestly been about trying to peel back each of those habits, to get back to the 12-year-old kid inside who was tremendously excited about life.” TryingYearsKidsPastHabitTerribleDrugExcitedHeavyEightHonestlyGet BackSoberAddictDrug AddictDrinkersSmokersPhilandererExcited About LifeHeavy Drinkers Author:Dax Shepard
“We were doing press for this movie that my friends and I made for $5,000 called 'Brothers Justice,' that I also wrote and directed. And during the press of that, people kept saying, 'What's next, what's next?' And my best friend Nate and I - Nate produced it - we kept saying, 'Oh, we're gonna do a car-chase movie next.'” PeopleMadeNextJusticeCarBrotherMy FriendsPressesMy Best FriendBest Friend Author:Dax Shepard
“When I look at her, it's like when I was in seventh grade and fell in love for the first time, where it's debilitating. That's available 24/7 if I want, which is amazing.” IfsWantFirstsLooksDadFirst TimeAvailableGradesSeventh Grade Author:Dax Shepard
“What's great about TV, and what I love about being on 'Parenthood,' is you have this family. I'm now going on four years of working with the same 100 people, and that helps you feel like your life has more roots. It's more conducive to having a family, and you're staying in town. So that part is amazing.” PeopleFeelsYearsHelpingFourTvsLike YouRootsTownsStayingParenthoodFour Years Author:Dax Shepard
“Here's the funny thing about the response I've been aware of to my dating famous people: It's been very negative. I'm either not good-looking enough, not a good enough actor or not successful enough for these people.” PeopleEnoughActorsSuccessfulNegativeDatingResponseGood EnoughLooking GoodFunny Things Author:Dax Shepard
