I think I felt compelled in a way because if I hadn’t written the part, I never would have been offered the part. There are at least 10 guys who would have been offered the part before me.
Meaning of the quote
Zach Braff, an American actor, explains that he felt he had to write the part for himself because if he didn't, someone else would have gotten the role instead. He believes there were at least 10 other actors who would have been offered the part before him if he hadn't written it himself.
More quotes from Zach Braff
I have a great relationship with my parents. I have not been on lithium.
{mb_by_description:plain}
I am really driven, but my drive doesn’t effect the conversations I have in my head about life, and my worries and fears and insecurities.
{mb_by_description:plain}
Gay men in L.A. are all a bunch of tens looking for an eleven.
{mb_by_description:plain}
I always liked the story of Noah’s Ark and the idea of starting anew by rescuing the things you like and leaving the rest behind.
{mb_by_description:plain}
I didn’t necessarily have a total idea when I was writing the movie of where everything was going. I just wanted to have really realistic dialogue and write like people I knew talked. I tried to keep it very real.
{mb_by_description:plain}
That image is a couple different people’s homes that I knew growing up.
{mb_by_description:plain}
I think I felt compelled in a way because if I hadn’t written the part, I never would have been offered the part. There are at least 10 guys who would have been offered the part before me.
{mb_by_description:plain}
The way I write is that I’ll actually have a conversation out loud with myself. In a weird way, I just kind of get schizophrenic and play two characters.
{mb_by_description:plain}
I said, I’m on this TV show and I love doing it, but I don’t want to be known always as the silly “Scrubs” guy… So part of me was like, You know what? Life’s short. Let’s go for it.
{mb_by_description:plain}
Actually when I gave out the script, I gave it with a CD of all the music I wanted to put in the movie, and again, we never thought we’d get all that music.
{mb_by_description:plain}
I’m by no means condemning prescription medicine for mental health. I’ve seen it save a lot of people’s lives.
{mb_by_description:plain}
It used to be that you came out of school, and you got married – those who were going to get married. But my peers are getting married in their early 30s, so now there’s like this extra 10 years of that angst.
{mb_by_description:plain}