Quotes from Jeffrey Dean Morgan

The last decade has been a little rough, so I'm hoping to start this one on the right foot.

I've worked with kids that are just horrendous, and it's mostly because of their parents.

'The Exoricist' and 'The Shining,' there is some horrific stuff, and it's mostly what you put in your own head, which I find amazing.

I was a huge fan of the original Red Dawn. America and brothers, you can't beat that in my world. I think there's nothing greater.

I've done tons of guest spots and in parts where the character invariably dies or is dead.

I wasn't very good at it, but I knew that I loved acting immediately.

If it's football season, all things sort of stop. I'm from Seattle, so I'll watch the Seahawks and whatever other game that day is worthy.

I don't think that I'm as big as Lobo is, but if you could, like, transplant Mickey Rourke's body on my head, that would be just great.

Once I got over my initial butterflies, being in the same room and doing a scene with Jimmy Caan was great. I never backed down for one second against him. I loved it. I love those moments. Working with people like that is the greatest joy you can get as an actor.

Jon Hamm - I know him. I love him.

You kick around long enough, and good things can happen.

I've been kicking around this business for a long time.

I'm just looking always for characters that change, because I want to get better, as an actor and as a person.

I've got a different life. I live up on a farm; I don't have anything to do with social media.

I was an artist - I fancied myself an artist - I sold paintings at bars to pay my rent.

If you look at my resume, I've more often than not played a very solid, decent human being.

I think, as I've gotten older I have realized what a huge privilege it is to even be in this business. I, more than ever, love what I do.

I love what I do for a living, but the other side, that aspect of being famous or a celebrity's got zero interest to me.

Some nights, a romantic dinner can be killed by having to do dishes afterward, so it probably suits you better to go out for dinner. But I love cooking and always have.

I've got a love affair with Harley-Davidson. One of my earliest photos with my dad is of him holding me as a baby on his bike.

What's special about Miami is the collision of cultures. And the white sand beaches and fantastic restaurants.

Turns out I'm getting old.

I've become accustomed to playing the good guy - maybe a rough exterior, but a heart of gold in there somewhere.

Alan Moore's first choice to be the Comedian... was Burt Reynolds. But I never saw myself as Burt Reynolds; I saw myself as Edward Blake.