Quotes from Shea Whigham

I've worked with David O. Russell.

It was just an incredible experience all around on 'Boardwalk.'

I'll say that, Bill Camp, from 'The Night Of,' is one of our great actors.

I've supported myself since 'Tigerland.'

I don't know if my father realizes this, but I remember sitting there watching 'Apocalypse Now,' watching Pacino in 'Scarface' and watching James Dean in 'East of Eden' with him. And him he's not in the arts at all just pointing out 'the greats.'

I tell people that I've had a chance to work Sam Esmail, Damien Chazelle and Cary Fukunaga, and those guys are working on a different level.

I'd never done television prior to 'Boardwalk.'

I don't say that I have a job. I have a gig, or a piece, or a film, or a show, but it's never a job.

I've always wanted to work with the best directors. Directors lead you to the best material and thus the best actors.

In the South, you can't say you're hurting. You can't cry, so you lash out.

I've worked with Terrence Malick, Werner Herzog, Olive Stone and David Gordon Green, and Damien Chazelle on 'First Man.' When you have someone at the helm like that, they're gonna make something great.

Vice' came up really quickly. I was doing something else, and I got a call, and I said, 'Absolutely.' It wasn't a lot of time to prepare. I love a lot of lead-in time. But I jumped in.