Quotes by

Jon Hamm

I got into acting because my teachers kept nudging me into it. The power a teacher has to influence someone is so great. I cant think of a profession I have more respect for. – Jon Hamm

I was raised by a single mother and Ive been in a 10-year relationship with my girlfriend. My whole life Ive been surrounded by women. – Jon Hamm

For a kid whos lost his mom and all the rage and grief that no one was able to talk out of me, football was a very therapeutic sport. Very. – Jon Hamm

I have a lady, shes a great lady. I love her a lot, she loves me. Were on the same page. Whenever that day happens when were not on the same page well move forward with it. Were interested in having our lives be our lives right now and not a third persons vis-a-vis marriage and whatever that means. – Jon Hamm

It couldnt be a simpler answer. Marriage doesnt really mean anything to me. I feel like in many ways marriage is more for the families of the couple than for the people involved, so I dont gravitate to it. – Jon Hamm

I remember opening my dads closet and there were, like, 40 suits, every color of the rainbow, plaid and winter and summer. He had two jewelry boxes full of watches and lighters and cuff links. And just… he was that guy. He was probably unfulfilled in his life in many ways. – Jon Hamm

Acting is sort of an extension of childhood. You get to play all of these roles and have so much fun. Playing an athlete would be so cool. Or where you get to shoot guns, ride horses. I wouldnt turn down any of that. – Jon Hamm

Losing both parents at a young age gave me a sense that you cant really control life – so youd better live it while its here. I stopped believing in a storybook existence a long time ago. All you can do is push in a direction and see what comes of it. – Jon Hamm