Zach Braff

Zach Braff

11 quotes

Zach Braff, an American actor and filmmaker born in 1975, is someone whose words carry as much weight as their professional legacy. Known for his role as John Michael "J, their words carry the weight of lived experience. Browse 15 quotes by Zach Braff that cover ground from Movies, Travel, Sports, Dad, and Sad. A line that stays with you: "I went to film school and wanted to learn everything there was about making movies."

“I have a great relationship with my parents. I have not been on lithium.”

— Zach Braff

Relationship

All Quotes by Zach Braff

“I'm by no means condemning prescription medicine for mental health. I've seen it save a lot of people's lives.”

— Zach Braff

Health

“I had a very funny family.”

— Zach Braff

Funny

“I'm a person who likes these sort of movies... sad but moving 'art movies' that normally are at a festival and then they go to a small art house theater and disappear.”

— Zach Braff

Movies

“I went to film school and wanted to learn everything there was about making movies.”

— Zach Braff

Movies

“I had no interest in sports so I didn't make friends in that traditional way where kids are in public school and they go and they join clubs, and play sports. So I kind of had to find my own way to make friends and get attention and so I just was the class clown.”

— Zach Braff

Sports

“My mother's a psychologist, my stepfather's a psychologist, my stepmother is a therapist and my dad's a lawyer. So it was all prominent in my life. I don't know anyone who doesn't know someone on some form of prescription medicine.”

— Zach Braff

Dad

“I want to take piano lessons, I want to study at university, I want to travel, I want to do other parts, make another movie.”

— Zach Braff

Travel

“In theater or movies you see either 'I'm religious' or 'I'm an atheist.' I've never seen too much discussion of 'I believe there's a higher power but I'm hesitant to reach out to him because I don't know if I'm worthy of his attention.'”

— Zach Braff

Movies

“The best way to travel abroad is to live with the locals.”

— Zach Braff

Travel

“I have a great relationship with my parents. I have not been on lithium.”

— Zach Braff

Relationship

“As a kid who wasn't into sports, at school I felt almost alienated at times, whereas in the theatre community there was this amazing sense of camaraderie. Early on, we would go to rehearsals with my dad and I was like the mascot for the backstage crew. That was a big part of my childhood, so I dreamed of one day doing a play in London.”

— Zach Braff

Amazing