Quotes by Eugene Levy

“I think Im the only actor in the history of film who got to slap Sam Jackson on the face and butt and lived to tell about it.”

“In 1970, Ivan was filming Foxy Lady. I knew I wasnt going to pass my year so I called him,”

“is a look at what happens on a movie set when the word Oscar gets bandied about.”

“I like that there is no jeopardy when I work on a film with Chris, ... Castle Rock (Entertainment) just gives us around $8 million and we are left alone with no interference. I like the control of getting to do what is close to your sensibility.”

“American Pie was a big movie for me. No one knew it at the time, but it allowed me to be offered such movies as Like Mike and New York Minute with the Olsen twins,”

“[Pushing The Man in the wake of Katrina is] one of the more difficult things Ive had to do, ... Weve had to go out and we have to talk about this thing. We have to try and be positive about the movie ... But, at the same time, it seems like the most bizarre thing in the world to do.”

“I am the common man, ... Im polite, I love my family and I play by the rules. And sometimes I get pushed around. Thats my lifestyle, and thats what I try to bring to characters.”

“Its very easy to sit down and work on a script with Chris, ... We make each other laugh.”

“Detroit is still seen as the tough city, a city that has a reputation for high crime, ... The tough city thing is fine. Its always had a reputation as that. ... You know, Gordie Howe, when I was watching hockey, was the toughest guy in the league playing for the Red Wings. He represented that tough aura.”

“tons of movies are shot in Toronto, but Toronto is never Toronto.”

I am the common man. Im polite, I love my family and I play by the rules. And sometimes I get pushed around. Thats my lifestyle, and thats what I try to bring to characters.