I love knowing that I’m not better than any other person on the planet.

Meaning of the quote

The quote means that Thomas Haden Church doesn't think he is superior or more important than anyone else in the world. He is comfortable with the fact that he is just like everyone else and doesn't have any special abilities that make him better. This shows he is a humble person who doesn't believe in comparing himself to others or feeling like he is above them.

About Thomas Haden Church

Thomas Haden Church is an acclaimed American actor known for his roles in popular films and TV shows. From his early career in the sitcom Wings to his Academy Award-nominated performance in Sideways and his portrayal of the Marvel villain Sandman, Church has showcased his versatility as a talented and versatile actor over the years.

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I kind of have a rededication in my life now to acting because I’m very fond of being in this movie.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

As an actor I kind of do. I started out doing voice overs in the mid 80s when I was in grad school.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

I love knowing that I’m not better than any other person on the planet.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

It’s one of those scenarios where no, I never imagined that I’d be directed in a love scene – not even a love scene because it’s kind of a hard-core sex scene because it’s kind of just purely played for this carnal venting.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

And there have certainly been movies I wanted to be in and milestones I wanted to surpass that did not happen.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

But I’m a citizen of Texas and try to spend most of my time there.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

But to this day I am convinced that the real reason we met was because Alexander is from Nebraska, and he was completely fascinated that I was about to go off and make a movie with Brando – perhaps the most famous Nebraskan of all.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

He was using me. When he cast me in Sideways I was nothing but a vessel.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

I love going to the feed store and drinking coffee and talking about how much rain we need.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

Last summer when we were preparing for the movie, I actually kind of wanted to stay fairly uninformed about it. As we went through the process that we do in the movie, I wanted to be a little wide-eyed.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

I enjoy doing press for something that I like, and I think the movie is very fun and charming and clever.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

Between Clive Owen winning at the Golden Globes and the British Academy announcing its nominations, of which Sideways received only one, I’m feeling pretty humbled these days.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

I would say 95% of the time, because you just can’t remember your lines if you’re drinking alcohol. I would say about 95% of the time it was grape juice or this fake wine, which was horrible.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

I made a comfortable living for several years. I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

The title of the movie is open to interpretation.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

But at the same time, if the right thing came along, I would do it in a second.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

But all actors go through the process, it’s hit and miss, you have achievement and failure.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

Their lives have been largely defined by failure and you would think the prospect of marriage, which is supposed to be bountiful and hopeful, it’s just really another kind of tangential thing in his life.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

Children from like 8 and even up to the college age – Spider-Man appeals to a fairly broad demographic but, like I said, a mean age probably of 12 is a good mark – they process information so quickly and it’s not because of attention deficit or short attention span.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

I’m not so proud to think that anything is unworthy, and I don’t think I was that way 10 years ago.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

I believe in singularity in relationships because you’ve got to have trust on both sides.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

But I think once the word gets out that the movie is funny – funny is transcendent – it will traverse all demographic barriers if people embrace it as a funny movie.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

To some extent I could identify with that because I kind of just made my money and got out.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

Cary and I are working together on another movie, Charlotte’s Web.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

When I moved to L.A. in 1989, the very first thing I did was this horrific pilot called To Protect And Surf.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

I like to keep my private stuff pretty vague.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

But I certainly know a lot of people that existed at that level and are always kind of pining for more, always thinking that the next big break, the next opportunity, the big role are just around the corner of the next audition.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)

I did a series called Ned and Stacey for two years for Fox back in the 90s. I was writer on it as well as a producer, and it was very important to me that there were no contemporary references.

Thomas Haden Church

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1960)