William Fichtner

“I think that somewhere deep inside of me, I feel, if it's not something I believe in, then I probably won't be very good at it. And I have a fear of that. Not that I'm good in everything, but I try.”

“Producers shoot movies where the tax incentives are.”

“The process of making an independent film is like building a mini Eiffel Tower with popsicle sticks - it doesn't happen overnight, and it's not easy.”

“I do play nice guys. I really do.”

“I've always loved hot rods and going to drag races.”

“It's not like I wake up and think, 'Oh God, I have to go to the gym.' It's just pretty much a given. I do cardio, light weights, and a good stretch, and I always try to get to the pool for at least a 15-minute swim.”

“The script for 'Drive Angry' is a great read with great characters and great action.”

“Oh, I'm a Mopar guy. There's no doubt about it.”

“I had a '69 Road Runner when I was a kid. I had it for 13 days, came home one day, and my parents were in the driveway. They said, 'Meet the new owner,' because they'd gotten phone calls about me burning rubber for the last 12 days. They thought I'd wrap it around a tree, and it was too much car for a 16 year old.”

“I'm a huge fan of actors, and I love when people find moments and a scene works. There's nothing more that I love than to go over to another actor and say, 'Yeah! You just rocked that one, baby!'”

“Here's the bottom line: I can't play someone if I can't figure out what he cares about. Everybody cares about something, even a rough character. It defines where we step in life. As soon as you find out what somebody cares about, then it all gets real.”

“If I want to go to sleep, click on a procedural, put me right out.”

“It's not that there aren't people who care creatively in the world of television, but there's always a bit more time in making a movie. I always feel films are more of a creative journey.”

“I never say, 'I only want to do things like this,' I am not that sort of actor. I don't have that grand plan - some do, but I don't - I am really a character guy.”

“I don't like to watch dailies or video playback unless I have to.”

“When I was younger, I never wanted to rehearse because I thought that someone would figure out I don't know what I'm doing. Now I like to really spend the time and figure it out, and rehearsal is to try something that doesn't work.”

“What I truly get excited about is not the genre of a movie or the size of a part - it's character. I like to find characters.”

“I have real strong feelings about our troops and support them.”

“If you can't get tax breaks, then there's no reason to film in a city or state.”

“I'm not funny ha-ha, but I look for real humour in just about everything I've ever played.”