Quotes by John Francis Daley

About John Francis Daley:

John Francis Daley is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and musician. He is known for playing high school freshman Sam Weir on the NBC comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks and as FBI criminal profiler Dr. Lance Sweets on the series Bones, for which he was nominated for a 2014 PRISM Award. He plays keyboards and sings for the band Dayplayer. In 2011, Daley co-wrote the box office hit Horrible Bosses with his writing partner Jonathan M. Goldstein.
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Boys from my generation all love Jim Carrey! But you know, just being in his house with him and pitching jokes that he would act out, literally felt like the dreams that I had, so it was amazing.

John Francis Daley

You have more creative freedom with writing, in certain ways, because you can create everything that happens. But, as an actor you also have creative freedom because you don't so much focus on what has to move the story along, and only on how your ch...

John Francis Daley

A lot of the time, as an actor, you don't have the freedom to change what your lines are, and they can often be very unnatural or difficult to portray in a real light.

John Francis Daley

I had always been interested in screenwriting, ever since I could write things down as a child. Obviously, I started as an actor, professionally, but screenwriting was always something that I had a great interest in.

John Francis Daley

Once you see the entertainment world from both sides, you really get a greater understanding of how it all operates. As an actor going into screenwriting, I was able to understand what type of dialogue feels natural and what an actor could actually s...

John Francis Daley

Ever since I was 7 years old, I was writing. I remember being in the basement of my house, this dank, horrible basement, putting on plays with not-very-willing participants, and I would promise kids in the neighborhood that I'd play Nintendo 64 with ...

John Francis Daley

I'm avoiding having an assistant because then I would become the horrible boss. I can't justify having an assistant as a 25-year-old; I just can't do it!

John Francis Daley

As a screenwriter and a half-Jew, I tend to look at the glass half-empty.

John Francis Daley

I've always been the type of person that has told friends, if they're going through a rough time, I'm always there to talk to.

John Francis Daley

Author Bio

  • NameJohn Francis Daley
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • BornJuly 20, 1985
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Film Actor; Screenwriter; Musician; Film Director