“I remember my dad working with me on breaking down my script and writing out a back story for my character and all that stuff.”
Jason Bateman“My father was a writer/director/producer, so instead of throwing a ball around, our bonding was going to see movies. And at an early age, I knew if I wanted to impress my dad, it was not going to be by throwing a ball real far.”
Jason Bateman“I remember my dad working with me on breaking down my script and writing out a back story for my character and all that stuff.”
Jason Bateman“Our kids will never have to remember things, because it's all in pictures. Want to remember your fourth birthday? There'll be video of it on your phone.”
Jason Bateman“I think the Internet is a huge positive.”
Jason Bateman“Not a lot of people get a second chance. And I think for a while there, my name kind of got in my way a bit, based on all of the television I was fortunate enough to do. But after a while, you sort of wear out your welcome in that genre, in that medium.”
Jason Bateman“I just think technology is pretty amazing. Like all things that are great, you have to be responsible about how much you use it.”
Jason Bateman“It's not new: In the '70s, Archie Bunker said terrible things on 'All in the Family,' but it was all in Carroll O'Connor's performance. You saw lack of intelligence, and you laughed.”
Jason Bateman“I really empathise with some of my peers who had success in the early years; then it dries up, and so there's no reason to get up in the morning.”
Jason Bateman“Throughout my 20s I spent a lot of time just playing and not really working, but fortunately for me I continued to get just enough work, and have a reason to wake up in the morning. I really empathize with some of my peers who had success in the early years then it dries up, and so there's no reason to get up in the morning.”
Jason Bateman“People still come up to me and say, 'Hey, 'Teen Wolf!' 'Teen Wolf Too' closed a week after it opened. Where did they see it?”
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