Tony Hale Quotes

I didn’t act at all in college.

My character on ‘Veep’ doesn’t have an ounce of rebellion.

I’ve had the opportunity to do a wide range of stuff, a lot of different characters and they’ve all had their own kind of thing.

My family was very supportive of whatever I wanted because my grandfather was an opera singer. My dad‘s dad. So my dad has an appreciation for the arts, and he let me choose my own path.

I was a creative kid; I wasn’t really into sports, and sports in the South are a pretty big deal. It’s like a religion down there.

Look, if I ever stop being grateful for gigs, I just need to stop. Because this business is… you know, it’s just so kind of job-to-job, and the fact that I’ve continued working… I’m just incredibly thankful for it. And I never, ever take it for granted.

I think prayerful meditation, being still in a space, being still with God, I don’t do that enough. It’s crazy, because when I do do it, I always walk away from it going, ‘Why the hell am I not doing that more?’

I guess I just do ’emasculated’ and ‘meek‘ very well.

It’s always a surprise! This business is always an adventure.

I’m sounding like Oprah, but if you’re not practicing contentment where you are now, you’re not getting contentment when you get what you want.

The only bipartisan place in D.C. is Brooks Brothers.

I don’t think this business encourages you to be present. This is a business that’s always pushing you to think about your next thing.

My dad was in the Army, and we moved, I think, eight times before I was in the seventh grade. We landed in Tallahassee when my dad retired from the Army and started working for the state.

But I will say that Harve Presnell… he was one of those guys who, when you’re standing in a room with him… he’s such an older masculine force that I remember thinking, ‘Wow, his voice makes me sound like Pee-Wee Herman.’

A lot of times, you feel like you’re walking on eggshells in a creative environment, because everyone‘s having to watch out for egos so much of the time.

What I always got excited about with ‘Arrested Development‘ was the element of surprise.

If I ever stop being grateful for gigs, I just need to stop. Because this business is… you know, it’s just so kind of job-to-job, and the fact that I’ve continued working… I’m just incredibly thankful for it. And I never, ever take it for granted.

I think, probably like a lot of people, I kind of root for the underdog.

If a D.C. event doesn’t have crab cakes, it’s low-rent and you need to flee.

I was kind of a spastic, creative kid.

And you know, whether it’s drama or comedy, the best work is based on truth. It’s just that, with comedy, the circumstances are just crazy-heightened, and you have these crazy things thrown at you. But you still have to do it truthfully, because that’s where the humor comes from. So it’s not that difficult to cross over.

It’s just that, with comedy, the circumstances are just crazy-heightened, and you have these crazy things thrown at you. But you still have to do it truthfully, because that’s where the humor comes from.