Terry O'Quinn Quotes

I so rarely turned down a role, that I can`t say I have any regrets in that regard. There were many roles that I would rather not have done, but having a home and family requires that we sometimes do things we would rather not. I have done a few roles that I`ve never watched, and if I happen to be flicking through channels and one pops up, I quickly move on. It`s hard enough to sustain some self confidence without being reminded of things we`d rather not revisit but, in the end, it comes with the territory.

It looks like a camera on a stick. - when asked what the "monster" from "Lost" (2004) looks like.

I don`t think I could play a character that I couldn`t relate to somehow. I`m not unfamiliar with frustration, anger, shame, helplessness and a load of other emotions that make up our psycho-soup. I try to focus on that frustration, that sense of unfairness, and multiply it.

I`ve told the producers that I miss the old John Locke. I wish he hadn`t found those damn buttons sometimes. But these ups and downs reflect everybody`s. You can`t always choose the way things go. That`s life.