Quotes from Jon Hamm

Being No. 1 on any call sheet is difficult. Being No. 1 on an episodic, hour-long drama is really hard.

I like to laugh and have a good time rather than brood and be sullen.

I'm not gay, and I'm not a superhero.

I realize how talented our hair and wardrobe people are every time I have to get dressed on my own.

For a kid who's lost his mom and all the rage and grief that no one was able to talk out of me, football was a very therapeutic sport. Very.

I think pets are great. They're better than kids, that's for sure.

I'm not Yadier Molina behind the plate, but I can throw a ball to second on a rope.

I always say I make the movies where people go, 'Hey, I never saw it, but when I finally did, I really liked it.' People saw 'Baby Driver,' though. I was pleased with that.

I'm a big dog fan. They're the best. They make life better, although they're hard to deal with. But complications in life are actually what make it fun.

We live in a world where to admit anything negative about yourself is seen as a weakness, when it's actually a strength. It's not a weak move to say, 'I need help.' In the long run, it's way better, because you have to fix it.

Being someone who people want to photograph, you have to open yourself up to the positive and negative. It is what it is.

I was always good at being observationally funny - like, contributing something funny to the conversation.

My mother and I lived in an apartment complex in a neighborhood. So there was a gaggle of kids. Every day after school, we'd just meet up in a field, and some game would be chosen, Wiffle ball or tag, and you'd play that until the streetlights came on.

If you're the handsome white guy, you tend to get cast as guys who are meant to be convincing in their jobs. What I've been fortunate enough to do, whether it's playing a certified idiot on '30 Rock' or a weirdo in 'Bridesmaids,' is play against that in a lot of ways.

I have a lady, she's a great lady. I love her a lot, she loves me. We're on the same page. Whenever that day happens when we're not on the same page we'll move forward with it. We're interested in having our lives be our lives right now and not a third person's vis-a-vis marriage and whatever that means.

I think having a private life that you only share with your nearest and dearest is important. Otherwise, who are you?

Medical attention is medical attention, whether it's for your elbow or for your teeth or for your brain. And it's important.

I like kids but I also like the option to close the door. Becoming a parent is a whole other life, and it doesn't stop.

The great thing about getting older is living life.

I'm not a cheater. I've never cheated in my life.

I was raised by a single mother and I've been in a 10-year relationship with my girlfriend. My whole life I've been surrounded by women.

I got into acting because my teachers kept nudging me into it. The power a teacher has to influence someone is so great. I can't think of a profession I have more respect for.

When you're a kid, you're just not equipped to deal with some of the stuff that life brings you. It's why you have parents. And then, when you don't, there better be somebody who fills in that gap, or you're going to be rudderless for a while.

I remember opening my dad's closet and there were, like, 40 suits, every color of the rainbow, plaid and winter and summer. He had two jewelry boxes full of watches and lighters and cuff links. And just... he was that guy. He was probably unfulfilled in his life in many ways.