Quotes by Jason Lee

“Karma is a funny thing,”

“I wanted to be looked at for the skateboarder that I was. I didnt want to be the 36-year-old skateboarder whos still holding on while owning a company at the same time. I wanted to make my mark and travel and accomplish a few things here and there and then get out.”

“I thought, Everything is open for me. I can basically do what I want. Lets see how well I interpret this Lets see how well I pull this off.”

“I could definitely relate to [ Almost Famous character] Jeff Bebe. I care about acting. I care about the work. Jeff Bebe cares about the music everything else can go to hell.”

“ Mumford more than any movie marked the turning point ... That was the first time where I really changed my mannerisms my speech mannerisms, the way I talked, the way I carried myself.”

“A movie doesnt open the opening weekend and then get burned -- they dont destroy it. It lasts. So what about Raging Bull ? Do you know how much that made opening weekend? No.”

“I wanted to be very serious about being a musician - a guy who cares a lot about the music and the band and why we did it in the first place”

“My Name Is Earl,”

“My name is Earl and Im a jerk.”

“The show really is balanced, from the writing to the way its shot, with intelligence and humanity. Its always sweet at the end of the episode. You really do like Earl.”

Growing up in Huntington Beach, you were either a traditional sports athlete, a skateboarder, or a surfer. I got my first skateboard when I was five and skated off and on over the years, did a little BMX racing as a kid, and then in my freshman or sophomore year I started getting a little bit more into skateboarding.

When you reach a certain status in Hollywood, you have to play a lot of games to stay in the limelight. It becomes more about being famous than being an actor.

I wasnt a kid who moved out from Iowa with aspirations of becoming a famous star - I was intrigued by the idea of filmmaking and by the idea of what it would be like to play a character in a movie.

I grew up skateboarding; it was fun. I didnt think about money, I didnt know how much professional skateboarders made. I just knew that if I became a professional skateboarder, I would achieve a lot and get to travel and do these great things.

Celebrities say they date other celebrities because they have the same job. But I think they just like dating famous people. Celebrities attract each other, like cattle.