Terry O'Quinn

“Don't pick the wrong target when you're angry, and don't hurt the ones you love or the ones who love you, because if you keep a good attitude and are prepared to do your work, you just might get an opportunity out of the blue.”

“I have done a few roles that I've never watched, and if I happen to be flicking through channels and one pops up, I quickly move on. It's hard enough to sustain some self confidence without being reminded of things we'd rather not revisit but, in the end, it comes with the territory.”

“I'll watch golf while I work out. I'm your average golf fan.”

“The reality is that most of us actors have to take work that we would rather not at some time.”

“I don't live in L.A. or in New York. I live in Virginia by the ocean.”

“'Heaven's Gate' I remember, because it was the first movie I ever was cast in.”

“I don't like Type-A actors, and I don't like Type-A golfers. I like people who relax into what they do and who enjoy it for the process.”

“I found my faith to be more about my belief, my spirituality, about nature.”

“There's no advice for when you're out of money, and there's none coming in, and nobody's going to give you any.”

“Yeah, I like working in television, a lot. I really enjoyed my time on 'Lost.' I like developing that hint of family with people. I mean, if you're on a happy set. If you're on a set where there's some sour apples, then I don't like working in television.”

“When I find a golf course or a restaurant or a market that I like, that's pretty much exclusively where I go.”

“'The Stepfather' was the first time I sort of carried a film, or led in a film, and doing it was fun, and I felt very special. Afterwards, though, I was terrified. I just thought, 'Wow, this is basically going to be about me. If this film is a success or a failure, a lot of it's on me!'”

“People ask me, 'Are you worried you're going to be typecast as a John Locke type of guy?' I say he's the perfect guy to be typecast as! He's vulnerable and ambitious and sort of unstable. It was a good actor's role.”

“I don't think I could play a character that I couldn't relate to somehow. I'm not unfamiliar with frustration, anger, shame, helplessness and a load of other emotions that make up our psycho-soup. I try to focus on that frustration, that sense of unfairness, and multiply it.”

“Things like Facebook and Twitter, all that stuff, are about, 'I'm here! Here I am! I'm somebody special!'”

“There's no particular formula for 'Lost.' I mean, I think there were a few attempts to follow it and copy it, but it's a one-off, you know?”

“I'm always looking for work. There are only two states of being an actor, so if I'm not working, I'm looking for employment.”