That's one of the great things about acting - you get to pretend you're somebody else, which is great if you get bored with yourself.
Michael ShannonI get pretty attached to the majority of the characters I play. I can't help myself.
Michael ShannonA lot of times the characters I play tend to be kind of loners or they don't have best friends or best buddies.
Michael ShannonI've known a lot of very religious people. My mother is very religious, but she was also very - is very private about it. She - when I was growing up, she never went to church. She just prayed and read her Bible and kept it to herself. So I'm not from a background of flamboyant believers. It's much more a personal issue.
Michael Shannon