Billy Gardell Quotes

I'm kind of like the goofy number-seven guy in a lot of movies.

I often find that superheroes are the bachelors or the billionaires - and everyone loves them. Peter Parker is basically the complete opposite. I just think that's what a lot of kids feel like as they're growing up.

I'm never the romantic lead. I'm the guy walking in on the romantic lead, going, "Oh sorry! I'll leave you guys alone."

I'm usually cast as the sassy, brassy best friend.

As an actor, I probably fall into more of the sidekick/best friend/doctor/lawyer category.

It's the fun part 'cause you don't have any of the real heavy-lifting to do. You just come in and shout and chew scenery, and just be awful and say a few jokes, and you don't have to carry the romantic storyline or the quest part of the story. You just pop up, every now and again.

Because I look like Everyman on some level, I would say I get recognized once or twice a day.

I'm a sort of boy next door. If that boy has a good scriptwriter.

I've played all these extreme guys, but playing an everyman type has its own challenges.

The nature of an ensemble means when you're a supporting character and not the lead character, you get little tidbits here and there, but you're usually there to provide bits of comic relief and little bits of action or something.

I was always the leading man's best friend's best friend.

As soon as people see my face on a movie screen, they knew two things: first, I'm not going to get the girl, and second, I'll get a cheap funeral before the picture is over.

I always thought that, in a way, you want your Superman to be a total unknown.

I would love to play your common, everyday guy, but I never get cast as that.

I was never the 'babe,' so I knew I'd never get those big roles. I'd always be the best friend or the quirky sidekick.

I'm the guy, I'm kind of like the, uh, Everyman, so I think people just relate to that.

I've got to say, I like being the everyman.

I always saw myself as a comedic actor and wacky best friend.

In my movies, I portray this 'Everyman' persona, someone everybody can empathize with. People can identify with a guy like me.

I don't want to be a VIP. I want to be an LIP, a Less Important Person.

I like playing average guys who have a little extra something.

Eric Carter is a more raw, more emotional protagonist. He's a bit of an Everyman.

I like superheroes who are very human and underdog. That's why I relate to my character in 'A Flying Jatt': because he is a very normal person and very human. He was very unsure about his super powers; he didn't know how to use them. He is scared of heights, speed. Especially he is scared of his mom, but he has to listen to her.

I love playing the common man.

The hero is commonly the simplest and obscurest of men.