David Schwimmer quotes

David Schwimmer is an American actor, director, and producer, widely recognized for his role as Ross Geller on the television sitcom "Friends." His work spans television, film, and stage, earning him critical acclaim and a loyal fan following. He continues to contribute to the entertainment industry both in front of and behind the camera. Here are 27 of his quotes:

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.

David Schwimmer

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

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I spend half my time just living my life, and the other half analyzing it.

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I had a mustache when I was 13.

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It's really important to me not to be known as Ross when I'm 60.

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When I was six years old, my parents took me to this farmers' market with a petting zoo. They put me on a pony and, for some reason, it took off at a run and they had to chase it down. They tell me it was kind of traumatic.

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And, again, I'm the first one to say that I'm not going be successful at everything.

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Sometimes I've felt that the industry has typecast me as a certain kind of character. But then I think all it really takes is one role, the right role, to shake that up and change that perception.

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Ive always been pretty energetic.

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I find America falling in love with a TV show flattering and interesting, but at the same time a little sad.

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I don't think I responded very well to the sudden celebrity, the sudden fame, and the loss of privacy.

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With the success of the last three or so years, when a lot of people start treating you differently, there's a danger that you may start to think of yourself differently. You rely on your friends to say, 'Hey, wake up!

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If I were given a choice between two films and one was dark and explored depraved, troubled or sick aspects of our culture, I would always opt for that over the next romantic comedy.

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Can I tell you how strange it is to look in your rearview mirror and see guys in cars tailing you?

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A lot of a movie is locations, frankly.

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I was a geek in high school.

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To be perfectly honest, I feel I have a duty to use my celebrity status in a positive way.

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You're only as good as the sum of your parts, and one person can't be a team.

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

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

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There are certain pressures and things that change your life to a degree that, in the cost benefit analysis that constantly goes on, sometimes makes you think, 'Maybe I should just leave.'

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I think the other honest attraction was that I just grew up loving watching TV and loving watching film, and there's so many directors and actors that I dreamed of working with, I just really wanted to take a crack at it and see if I could ever work with some of those.

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