Justin Theroux Quotes

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers.

I did Chekhov's Three Sisters once. Two months in, I remember going, "Human beings shouldn't be forced to do or watch this play every night." It's so dark and so bottomless.

I always go to bed thinking I'm the luckiest guy in the world.

Though there is something cruel about being in Hawaii and you have a computer in front of you the whole time.

Normally when you're promoting something a lot, sometimes you get tired.

I think we need to tell stories that reflect our world.

I love New York. It's kind of perfect. I'm in New York part of the time and in L.A. part of the time. That's always been a goal, to be bicoastal in a real way.

There's a logic to dreams that doesn't necessarily follow linear narrative. You don't know why things happen, it's your subconscious pushing you, to give you information.

Unless you hit your television with a sledgehammer, you're not going to be able to be an individual.

I've always been pretty happy with my style. I've been wearing tapered jeans since 1980 something.

I stole a lot from Gary Oldman. I stole the hairdo from his incarnation of Dracula. We cheated it just enough, so we couldn't get accused of copyright infringement.

In the '90s, there was a big bell-bottom craze. Everyone was wearing grungy bell-bottoms. It was so repugnant to me.

I feel more comfortable writing firmly comedic or slightly comedic stuff.

I always try to do the most interesting, fun thing for me.

I've never been the guy who's like, 'I take it home with me.'

I've always liked boots. I always think it's better to wear a boot, not a shoe.

I was always acting. I was doing after-school plays and stuff like that.

Being a fan of comedy, it's so unique, in their own voice. I was really stoked to be able to participate. They're so great at just coming up with stuff on the fly and making stuff funny.

I was always acting. I was doing after-school plays and stuff like that. But I wasn't doing well in any of the schools, so by ninth or tenth grade, I ended up going to a boarding school.

When you hear about people in the '50s getting married at 20, you're like, What were they thinking? My grandparents were together for over 50 years.

I hate when people make a really good product and then stop making it. I get annoyed.

If I was roped into a seven-year TV contract I'd probably hang myself.

In New York, you can bump into someone on the street and go to a thing, go get coffee real quick.

It's like, once you've seen Tom Hanks win the Golden Globes, the Oscars, you've seen his wife, what kind of car he drives, when you watch his movies, you can't fully get really lost in them.

D.C. is a hard city to grow up in. I couldn't find my footing there. Also, I got a late start academically, and I was dyslexic.

I had such a distaste for '70s clothing. So, the '90s were a rough period for me because I got made fun of for wearing what they used to call "pegged pants." Now they call them "skinny jeans."

There was a moment, late into the season, where I was noticing I was darkening a little bit at night. I was like, 'It will be nice when the show is over for the season. I need a vacation.'

I've never been shocked by anything on television, except the news.

If you chase fame, you make bad choices. Being famous isn't interesting.