Daily Inspiration Quote by Anthony Michael Hall

Hall is quietly arguing against the hierarchy that Hollywood pretends not to have but enforces daily: the idea that only certain jobs count as "real" acting. By putting "a Sam Jackson film for a week" next to "the star of my own TV series", he flattens the status ladder on purpose. The week-long supporting slot and the headline role are usually treated as different species of achievement; Hall insists they belong to the same ethic of craft.

The phrasing is doing a lot of reputational work. "They all matter to me" reads like a personal credo, but it also functions as a preemptive rebuttal to the familiar narrative that follows former teen icons: that they either chased relevance, got typecast, or "fell off". Hall, forever linked to the Brat Pack era, knows his career will be measured in peaks and valleys. So he reframes the metric. Not fame. Not prestige. Work.

"Healthy respect" is a strategic bit of humility - not self-abasement, but a signal that he understands sets run on discipline and relationships, not just charisma. And "despite the role" is the tell. He's acknowledging the industry’s quiet contempt for smaller parts, genre gigs, or short commitments, then refusing to internalize it. The subtext is both professional and personal: longevity isn’t about always being the lead; it’s about showing up like it matters even when the billing says it doesn’t.