Whenever I'm doing any film, I'm always just happy to have a job and I always just put 110% of myself into it.
Thomas Ian NicholasI believe that creativity comes from compromise. If you could have everything you ever wanted, it doesn't always work.
Thomas Ian NicholasIf I had 10 ideas and people said yes to all of them, half of them could be crap. But, if I've got 10 ideas and we really only have the budget for one of them, then we have to pick the best one that is our most creative element.
Thomas Ian NicholasFor me, as an actor, the most challenging thing is creating the character in the beginning because you have to write their backstory. The easy part about doing a sequel is that you've done the film, so you already know their backstory.
Thomas Ian NicholasI didn't really have the entire high school experience. I've been working since I was six years old, so I didn't go to the classic high school.
Thomas Ian NicholasWhenever I'm doing any film, there's always three different things. There's the script, which is really just a blueprint. And then, you shoot the movie and it's an entirely different experience than you would expect from reading the script. And then, there's the whole post process and the editing, and it becomes something else entirely.
Thomas Ian Nicholas