Top 16 Quotes & Sayings by Shea Whigham

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actor Shea Whigham.
Last updated on September 18, 2024.
Shea Whigham

Franklin Shea Whigham Jr. is an American actor, best known for portraying Elias "Eli" Thompson in the drama series Boardwalk Empire. He also appeared in the first season of True Detective and the third season of Fargo, along with numerous films, including Take Shelter, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, The Wolf of Wall Street, Kong: Skull Island, First Man, Vice and Joker. He has appeared as Agent Michael Stasiak in Fast & Furious, Fast & Furious 6, and F9.

I've supported myself since 'Tigerland.'
I can't script my career better than what it is.
It's always about the project itself than a character for me. It's all experiential.
I've worked with David O. Russell.
It was just an incredible experience all around on 'Boardwalk.'
In the South, you can't say you're hurting. You can't cry, so you lash out.
When I think about it, I've been really lucky.
I don't say that I have a job. I have a gig, or a piece, or a film, or a show, but it's never a job. — © Shea Whigham
I don't say that I have a job. I have a gig, or a piece, or a film, or a show, but it's never a job.
I've always wanted to work with the best directors. Directors lead you to the best material and thus the best actors.
Vice' came up really quickly. I was doing something else, and I got a call, and I said, 'Absolutely.' It wasn't a lot of time to prepare. I love a lot of lead-in time. But I jumped in.
I tell people that I've had a chance to work Sam Esmail, Damien Chazelle and Cary Fukunaga, and those guys are working on a different level. — © Shea Whigham
I tell people that I've had a chance to work Sam Esmail, Damien Chazelle and Cary Fukunaga, and those guys are working on a different level.
I'll say that, Bill Camp, from 'The Night Of,' is one of our great actors.
I guess the ultimate thing is that you want to keep working, you know, with the best.
I'd never done television prior to 'Boardwalk.'
I've worked with Terrence Malick, Werner Herzog, Olive Stone and David Gordon Green, and Damien Chazelle on 'First Man.' When you have someone at the helm like that, they're gonna make something great.
I don't know if my father realizes this, but I remember sitting there watching 'Apocalypse Now,' watching Pacino in 'Scarface' and watching James Dean in 'East of Eden' with him. And him he's not in the arts at all just pointing out 'the greats.'
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