Nelsan Ellis Quotes
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I went from unknown to having no anonymity.
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There are homophobic people in my family. They're deeply religious.
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Although I can be a leading man, you wouldn't look at me and go, 'He's a leading man.'
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The beautiful thing about this country is that I can be a Christian and feel free to do so. Or somebody cannot be a Christian and do whatever that entails. Or somebody can be a Christian and still be gay, and I support it.
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You have to be a tough gay person in the South.
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Let gay people get married.
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I'd always dabbled in acting.
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The arts are suffering amongst public schools, but also, minority theater companies are struggling, and I firmly believe in freedom of expression through the arts.
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I can play a doctor, and I can play a thug.
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I was quiet, and I was artistic. I liked writing poetry, and that was very strange, so I was bullied a lot.
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I love working with Alexander Skarsgard. He brings such gravity to a scene.
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The ultimate part that I want to play in my life is Jimi Hendrix, so I guess I'm drawn to music even though I can't sing or dance very well.
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At some point in my life, I wanted to be in a vampire movie.
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I am a vampire/werewolf and sci-fi fanatic. God is so good! I get to play in a series that has all that!
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I see a project, and I say I want to audition for it, and people let me audition for it. There's a lot to be grateful for.
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When I moved to Chicago, I was coming from a school that didn't have any arts in Alabama. I essentially came from a town where the arts didn't exist and the desire for education didn't exist and wasn't valued.
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'Interview with a Vampire' is my all-time favorite. I also loved 'An American Werewolf in London.'
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I was raised by women.
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Fiona Shaw is a goddess to me.
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But no one told me that when you're in the military, they own you.
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Boot camp was the first time I got a heavy dose of discipline. It was the best thing that ever happened to me.
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My years at Thornridge probably changed the course of my life.
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Acting is the only thing that makes me happy.
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I was quiet. If I really wanted to say something, I would. I just wasn't interested in saying anything.