Top 35 Kyle Chandler Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Opportunity does not knock, it presents itself when you beat down the door.”

— Kyle Chandler

2. “I really love to ride my motorcycle. When I want to just get away and be by myself and clear my head, that’s what I do.”

— Kyle Chandler

3. “Everything moves a little quicker in Los Angeles.”

— Kyle Chandler

4. “If you’re not really having a good time, it’s not worth it.”

— Kyle Chandler

5. “What I do is not rocket science, but I sure do love it.”

— Kyle Chandler

6. “High school was interesting, because I went from a public school middle school to an academy where the first year we were doing Latin, chemistry, biology. I mean, I was woefully unprepared for the type of study.”

— Kyle Chandler

7. “I just went and saw ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love.’ Julianne Moore – I’ve been in love with her since ‘Boogie Nights.’ But also, ‘The Big Lebowski.’”

— Kyle Chandler

8. “We ended up moving out to Texas. We live outside of Austin. We’ve got a couple horses, we’ve got three miniature donkeys, we’ve got four dogs. Miniature donkeys are very warm, loving animals.”

— Kyle Chandler

9. “My daughter loves horses. My other daughter loves soccer.”

— Kyle Chandler

10. “I did play two years of high school football and was very short and uncoordinated but the second year I was very tall and skinny and very uncoordinated.”

— Kyle Chandler

11. “Oh, man, if in real life I was as cool and suave as Coach Taylor and had all the answers, things would be easier.”

— Kyle Chandler

12. “I want to find material that piques my interest, keeps me outside the box and challenges me.”

— Kyle Chandler

13. “My grandparents got married at a very young age, and a lot of what I think about marriage is based on their relationship.”

— Kyle Chandler

14. “I love the institution of marriage, and I love my marriage.”

— Kyle Chandler

15. “What, am I supposed to run around in a little red cape and save the world?”

— Kyle Chandler

16. “I always treat all the jobs I do as an acting class.”

— Kyle Chandler

17. “I grew up in Chicago, so I’ve always been a Bears fan.”

— Kyle Chandler

18. “We run into some pretty tough arguments sometimes, but the idea is that at the end of the day, my wife and I realize that we’ll always be holding each other’s hand. This is a lifelong relationship, and after 12 years she hasn’t gotten rid of me yet.”

— Kyle Chandler

19. “I love playing a role where I think I’m right and then you learn you’re not.”

— Kyle Chandler

20. “I just can’t say enough about the actors having faith and trust in the writers and the writers having faith and trust in the actors.”

— Kyle Chandler

21. “I’m in a great position now where I’ve got recognition. I’m not recognized too much.”

— Kyle Chandler

22. “I was never upset that I did not get an Emmy. That I did get an Emmy nomination, I couldn’t be happier and prouder.”

— Kyle Chandler

23. “I do like to cook; I’m sort of a mad scientist in the kitchen.”

— Kyle Chandler

24. “Thank goodness I’ve saved my money.”

— Kyle Chandler

25. “Look, isn’t there any way you can just stamp me as not crazy and let me get outta here.”

— Kyle Chandler

26. “I think that sense of humor is important in marriage. A sense of humor gets people through marriage.”

— Kyle Chandler

27. “One way I differ from my character, Coach Taylor, is that I never would have taken this faraway job without my wife’s consent.”

— Kyle Chandler

28. “Every actor wants to be everybody – play all the roles.”

— Kyle Chandler

29. “It’s much more enjoyable being an actor.”

— Kyle Chandler

30. “I also played two years of high school football but I wasn’t very, how shall I say it, talented.”

— Kyle Chandler

31. “I don’t want to say I’m never going to direct again, but directing’s hard work.”

— Kyle Chandler

32. “Television, cable, features are always out there.”

— Kyle Chandler

33. “I can gab with pretty much anyone.”

— Kyle Chandler

34. “I work six months and get three or four with the family.”

— Kyle Chandler

35. “I don’t think I had a script on ‘King Kong.’ But usually you read a script and then you go and audition for it. It’s rare when there’s no script. I sort of like the latter better, because I’m more successful at it.”

— Kyle Chandler