Chris O'Donnell

Chris O'Donnell: (on doing "NCIS Los Angeles") I had been interested in doing television just as a general idea. I think it's an exciting format. There's some great stuff being done. On a personal basis, it worked well for me, too, the idea of being in one city. I've got five kids now, which is a reality of my life that I had to consider. I gotta work. I've got a lot of mouths to feed and they eat a lot.

Chris O'Donnell: I like being busy to set an example for my kids. I came out of college and was working nonstop. Then I stopped for a while and had a bunch of kids. Then all of a sudden I'm sitting at home and my kids are looking at me like, 'What are you doing?' I'm like, 'I don't know what I'm doing. I think I'm ready to get back to work.' I've been real busy the last couple of years and it feels really good.

Chris O'Donnell: When you're labeled as a young-leading-man type, there can be a huge success for a little while. But there's so many of them and you can be gone so quick.... It's really frustrating to think: How long is this going to last? That's why you've got to know what the most important things in your life are and let them be the most important things.

Chris O'Donnell: Because I'm married and have kids, I feel like I sometimes get pegged as a choirboy or something, but I wouldn't exactly describe myself that way.

Chris O'Donnell: I don't get surprised very often to be honest. I'm the kind of person who you couldn't throw a surprise party for because I'd figure it out.

Chris O'Donnell: I used to always think 17 was the best age, but boy there's new stuff that creeps up all the time.

Chris O'Donnell: It's the most amazing feeling to hold your child in your arms.

Chris O'Donnell: (comparing the experiences of making the Batman Movies): When I made Batman Forever, I felt like I was making a movie. When I made Batman & Robin, I felt like I was making a toy commercial.

Chris O'Donnell: I don't like woman with hairy armpits. I think it's disgusting. I don't think it's ladylike. I don't think it's feminine. I don't like it. I think it's gross.

Chris O'Donnell: My buddies love being at a bar with me and having people notice me, because it's a way for them to start chatting up the girls.

Chris O'Donnell: I was very ambitious at a young age, and I knew whatever I did I was gonna work real hard and do well, and it just so happened it worked out this way.

Chris O'Donnell: (on his acting career comeback; in a 2007 interview) In this business, if you take too long, the landscape changes. So the opportunities that were there when I decided to take a break weren't there when I came back. It's like, Wait a second - what happened here? It was a real learning experience. I've paid my dues, I will tell you that.

Chris O'Donnell: (talking about the Batman films) Some day my kids are going to watch these and say to themselves 'That's daddy'!