Even to this day, I read things in real time, you know, I don’t – like, as if it’s being spoken. I can’t skim stuff in ways that I know certain people can. I have to sort of hear it in my head to be able to read it. Justin Theroux Read Quote
Acting is a job of permission. Someone has to give you permission to do it. But I have started to be like, ‘I only want to do things that I want to do,’ and writing has afforded me the luxury. Justin Theroux Read Quote
I did Chekhov’s ‘Three Sisters’ once. Two months in, I remember going, ‘Human beings shouldn’t be forced to do or watch this play every night.’ It’s so dark and so bottomless. Justin Theroux Read Quote
My grandfather used to write one sentence every day in his journal: ‘I love Anne more than ever today.’ I think that was his meditation – keeping him in his marriage, and also his appreciation for it. It was very touching. Justin Theroux Read Quote
Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you’re trying to be famous, your work usually suffers. Justin Theroux Read Quote
I wear boots. I wear jeans and usually just sort of a beat-up T-shirt and a leather jacket. If I bring more leather jackets home, my wife will kill me. Justin Theroux Read Quote
Certain people want to binge-watch stuff, and they want 10 solid hours of whatever, not realizing that writing 10 hours of quality television is a exhausting experience. Writing an hour and a half is a warm hug compared to writing 10 hours of television. Justin Theroux Read Quote
I know firsthand how much work has usually gone into a screenplay, so if there’s something that rings false or a line that I would think would need a tweak or something, I will think long and hard before I even recommend changing it. In that sense, I’m very faithful to the scripts that I get – if they’re good scripts. Justin Theroux Read Quote
Don’t you think it would be great to do a bunch of Nicorette commercials? Just, like, me in the desert, kind of Marlboro Man-style, driving a fast car, pulling over, looking at the sunset. Dissolving in ecstasy. Can’t you see it? Me blowing huge Nicorette bubbles. Justin Theroux Read Quote
