Michael Shanks quotes

Michael Shanks is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Dr. Daniel Jackson on the television series "Stargate SG-1." His career includes work in both television and film, as well as voice acting in animated projects. He is recognized for his versatility and dedication to the science fiction genre. Here are 21 of his quotes:

I think that you can take things personally or get hurt feelings as a result of something not working out just because your psyche said it should or you deserve it, or whatever it is. (Michael Shanks)
There was concern whether SCI FI would want the show back with all the recent changes. But now, the changes have made it feel fresh, like starting over. View quote
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I was doing Hamlet in the off-season, and I had a specific idea in my mind about what I wanted that character to look like, and because it's going to lead into the next year, I knew that it was going to have to be established somewhere in the show. View quote
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By the end of last year we solved a lot of threads, and it's really good for this new way we're taking the show to really have these new people and these new energies, frankly. View quote
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I think the writing on the wall is definitely there this year that this is probably our last year. View quote
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It's absolutely true that it's almost impossible to play a character without having any affection for him. View quote
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I've always found ways to bend the rules. View quote
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I find directing more satisfying. View quote
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In the meantime, I just have to create those realistic goals about the fact that I don't have a ton of options as an actor who's been on a science fiction show for 8 years. View quote
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But I don't bet the farm on any of those possibilities, either. I'm also preparing, intelligently, to walk away from this, and walk away from it happy to have had the experience. View quote
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There's a way about it: tearing people down, but not tearing them apart. (Michael Shanks)
We never thought the show would last this long. View quote
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It was nice, though, to have the long term benefit to be able to pare away those things and eventually make the character my own and put my own unique stamp. View quote
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You know, if it doesn't work, we can always cut it. View quote
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My brother had boxes of comic books. He was really the collector. View quote
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I couldn't be playing him for this long if I didn't like him. View quote
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It's fun to play the character and then watch him later. View quote
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The environment on set is very encouraging. View quote
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With network shows, writers can be so protective of every syllable. View quote
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So already, you go from not having a job and thinking you're going to get fired after the pilot, to knowing that you've got a guaranteed job for 4 years. View quote
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For some reason, it popped into my head the notion that a lot of the Next Generation cast in the long run of that show managed to step behind the camera. (Michael Shanks)

Michael Shanks

Michael Shanks - Image
Photo: Le Commissaire, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: Canadian Actor
Born: December 15, 1970
Quotes count: 21