Timothy Olyphant
Timothy Olyphant
Timothy David Olyphantis an American actor and producer. In early years of his career, he was often cast in the supporting role of charismatic villains, most notably in Scream 2, Go, A Man Apartand The Girl Next Door. He came to the attention of a wider audience with his portrayal of Sheriff Seth Bullock in HBO's western Deadwood. He then had starring roles in the romantic comedy Catch and Release, the action film Hitman, the thriller A Perfect Getawayand the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth20 May 1968
CityHonolulu, HI
CountryUnited States of America
On 'Justified,' we're driving all around Southern California trying to find a location that we can call Kentucky.
It's easy to be quick on the draw when no one has got real bullets.
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.
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.
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?
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.
You're never quite sure, when you first get something if you really have a sense of what an opportunity it is.
I think at this point in my life, I'd like to play more good guys than bad guys.
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.
You know, what a producer does is one of the great mysteries in life, so anyone can be one.
It's always fun to play cops and robbers.
I've always sort of admired and respected one's ability to be comfortable with other people's discomfort or, you know, their being comfortable making other people uncomfortable.
I've had lots of parts in movies that I've never seen. I mean no disrespect to them. It was really fun to go act, but I'm not calling my friends and saying, 'I couldn't be more proud of this picture. You should go see it.
If Martin Scorsese calls, I am available. And then there the ones, well, you can just run down the list - any of those Oscar-nominated films, they have amazing directors across the board.