Michael On
Michael On
want scripts speak
If I feel like it's a well-written script and if it speaks to me, it's something I want to do. I usually rely on my instincts when it comes to a script.
two people watches
Will [Smith] is not like preachy. He's more like lead by example. There's two ways to approach Will. You can follow or you can watch and learn, and I just kind of watched him and learned how he dealt with people, how he dealt with life and how he approaches his own work.
couple careers people
If you look at a lot of people's careers, the first couple of movies, usually, are the most embarrassing.
auditions
Any time you audition and get it, you earned it.
mom jobs father
My mom and father are extremely proud. They love it when I don't die. I've done so many movies where I've died that their first question when I book a job is, 'So, are you going to die in this?
gratitude eye compassion
Stop and appreciate what you have today. Look at what you have with wider eyes, maybe with more compassion and more gratitude for the things that you do have and not the things you don’t have.
drama america challenges
In Britain you're more used to challenging drama. In America, TV is just boring, and numbing, and bloody terrible.
unique blue cities
Detroit 1-8-7' - the numbers are police slang for murder - is filmed in that blue-collar Michigan city, providing a flavor of authenticity. Detroit offers a unique visual landscape that tells the story of the city and what it's been through.
actors directors storyteller
I'm a director's actor; I'm a storyteller's actor.
smart want television
I want to make smart television.
want television gamer
If anything, I want to bring television back up to where it will entertain and engage a gamer.
dog children kids
Children recognize me from Free Willy, and their parents recognize me from Reservoir Dogs. The kids are like, 'There's Glen,' and the parents are like, 'Don't go near that guy.'
free-will wells remembered
Well, one thing for sure, I won't be remembered for 'Free Willy.' Or maybe I will.
selling our-family ifs
Is it really selling out if it feeds your family?