David Schwimmer

“Older actors can still play young, but it's harder for young actors to be able to play that age range.”

“I'm fiercely loyal to my friends, and I really cherish my friendships.”

“I really believe that, as an actor, you should be constantly studying other people, and celebrity had the absolute opposite effect on me. It made me want to hide - to run away and hide.”

“I was a geek in high school.”

“It's a job - someone's gotta kiss Jennifer Aniston. The reality is, Jennifer and I can do our job well because we truly are friends. But when the day's over, she goes home to her boyfriend and I go home to a magazine.”

“If someone doesn't believe enough in your product to put money in to it, then you should rethink how good the product is.”

“My parents from a very young age raised my sister and I under a pressure to achieve. They're both attorneys. So good marks, getting through university, there was a huge emphasis and pressure to do well and keep going.”

“A lot of a movie is locations, frankly.”

“When you're playing the same character for a decade it's natural that there are moments when you want to try something new.”

“I've made a good amount of money. I'm very happy that I can now support my theatre company and support friends and family, and I'm ready to maybe go back to school and change careers.”

“I like to challenge myself. I like to learn - so I like to try new things and try to keep growing.”

“As an actor, the training I received was that I walk through the world as an observer of life and of people. My job is to actually be looking out all the time and watching people.”

“If there's something I want, I go for it. I just think about how I'm going to go for it.”

“I came from a family where I felt great pressure to be financially successful, and I felt that staying in Chicago and doing theater, I was, in all likelihood, not going to find financial success.”

“Being generous or doing things for others actually makes me feel good so I don't do it because I hope karma will come round and get me and I'll benefit from it.”

“I love directing. It's something I started doing in theatre when I was in university in Chicago and I started a theatre company right out of college and was directing for many years.”