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Timothy Olyphant

Timothy David Olyphant (/ˈɔːləfɪnt/; AHL-ə-fint; born May 20, 1968) is an American actor and producer. He made his acting debut in Off-Broadway theater in 1995 in The Monogamist, winning the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries in 1996. He branched out to film; in the early years of his career, he was often cast in supporting villainous roles, most notably in Scream 2 (1997), Go (1999), A Man Apart (2003) and The Girl Next Door (2004). He came to the attention of a wider audience with his portrayal of Sheriff Seth Bullock in HBO's western Deadwood (2004–2006). He had starring roles in films, including Catch and Release (2006), Hitman (2007), A Perfect Getaway (2009) and The Crazies (2010). He played the main antagonist, Thomas Gabriel, in Live Free or Die Hard (2007). Olyphant was a recurring guest star in season two of the FX legal thriller Damages (2009).

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It's great if a pilot starts off great and if it doesn't start off so great it's not that big a deal: everybody's baby is born ugly. But you want to know, if given the opportunity: Where are we going? What's the story we're trying to tell?

Baby, Born, Opportunity, Starts, Story, Trying

What am I going to wear to the Emmys? Something with a tie.

Emmys, Tie, Ties, Wear

As far as the leading man
romantic lead, I'll tell you what, I really enjoyed my experience more than I thought or imagined I would on 'Catch and Release. ' God bless them if they want to give me another shot at that. I would love to have that as something I can go to on occasion.

Experience, Giving, Lead, Love, Men, Romantic

I remember years ago being on the set of 'Dreamcatcher' and not only did I have such great admiration for Morgan Freeman and was just thrilled to be around him, I was struck by the fact that he seemed to be having perhaps more fun than I was at his job. And I thought, 'Well, that's very promising.

Fun, Jobs, Remember, Struck, Thrilled, Years

Sometimes in life if you wanna do something good, you gotta do something bad.

Bad, Good, Ifs, Life, Sometimes, Sometimes In Life

You know, what a producer does is one of the great mysteries in life, so anyone can be one.

Doe, Know, Mysteries, Mystery, Producer, Producers

Honestly, I feel like I spent the last 10 years just trying to work, just get my hands on the best material I could. I'd like to say that it was quite calculated and genius, my ability to take one step forward and two steps back.

Calculated, Hands, Quite, Two, Years

On 'Justified,' we're driving all around Southern California trying to find a location that we can call Kentucky.

California, Justified, Kentucky, Southern

As the saying goes, Bruce Jenner is a millionaire, and Mark Spitz is a dentist. It's the wrong sport.

Dentist, Jenner, Mark, Millionaire, Sports

You're never quite sure, when you first get something if you really have a sense of what an opportunity it is.

Firsts, Never Quit, Opportunity, Quite, Sense

I've been working for a long time and I've just really been allowed to work, with very little of the baggage and the pressures that can come with my job.

Baggage, Come, Jobs, Littles, Long, Work

Sharks will scare me. I went out to Malibu a couple of weeks ago. Beautiful, clear day, out in five feet of water, going to surf, and there was this big ol' freakin' leopard shark. . . I'm looking at him and I'm thinking, 'OK, he won't hurt me.

Beautiful, Couple, Hurt, Malibu, Surf

I didn't inherit any great success and the problems that came with it, and yet I was able to keep working and supporting myself and later a family. I'm crazy fortunate.

Able, Crazy, Fortunate, Keep, Problem, Working

Larry Kasdan has made some of my favorite movies of all time so just to be working with him was a pleasure. Now that I have, I not only respect his work but I just love and respect him as a person.

Favorite, Love And Respect, Movies, My Favorite, Pleasure, Working

Um, accidents happen. Especially if there's a co-star that you're not that fond of - you might 'accidentally' deck him. But no, I'm a professional. I'm just saying that can happen.

Deck, Fond, Happen, Just Saying, Might, Stars

People love to be scared. I guess it's a primal deal.

Deals, Guess, Love, People, Scared

In my mind, I'm hilarious, so I would love to do some comedy. But, I'm not exactly sure my perspective is a healthy one.

Exactly, Healthy, Love, Mind, Perspective

The danger with success in television is "Haven't we shot this episode before? Didn't we shoot this scene two years ago?" I think it's really hard to just take the risk from season to season and not be afraid to give the audience something completely different, and trust that they'll come with you.

Different, Give, Giving, Risk, Season, Thinking

In my mind, I'm doing everything, but in reality, I'm doing very, very little. You come up with one idea, one moment, one line that leads to something and you feel like it's easy. And then, you sit back and think there would be no show without that.

Ideas, Mind, Moment, Reality, Thinking

Sometimes, people aren't as consciously aware of their decisions as they should be.

Aware, Consciously, Decision, Decisions, People, Sometimes

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