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My grandma blows my mind. To me, she exemplifies what a loving, accepting Christian is.
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There was so much going on in 1936 with the height of the Great Depression and the Spanish Civil War and Germany on the move and all of those things. There was a tension in the air.
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I don't think it's a bad thing to go out there and challenge yourself as an actor.
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I was in romantic relationships with girls - whatever that means at 14.
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I'm from a very athletic family, and I thoroughly enjoyed sports as a kid, but acting was a way of expressing myself and having fun. It was something I found on my own.
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Activism isn't beautiful and easy, or a bunch of people getting together and picketing; it's a lot more complicated and difficult than that.
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I grew up on theater, and honestly, I'm trying to figure out a way with a family and kids and living in Los Angeles to get back to the stage because it is my first love.
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I don't know anybody who walks through life all the time in the doldrums, constantly serious and morose. But that's become what we generalize as drama.
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I see what kids in the business have to watch. It's tough to do.
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I came from a long line of football players.
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I think you work on the roles that draw you in and the stories you want to tell.
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I sort of take cues from my grandparents.
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Kids aren't born to be bullies, they're taught to be bullies.
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I pretty much got busted for everything, but I definitely stretched out my boundaries as a kid, as well.
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It was a gift to get to play a gay role that was written in a three-dimensional, human way.
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As actors you're always going to take certain roles that are in your comfort zone and take ones that aren't.
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Certain characters are sticky, especially if they help you grow up as a person, I think.
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I remember I was really, really proud the first moment I got my insurance and also just going in to get my SAG card and filling out the form and realizing I was a member of all the unions I could be a part of as an actor. It was a really fulfilling experience for me.
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New York City is one of the greatest places on the planet. You have the best in food, art, theatre, and definitely people-watching.
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Cote de Pablo is one of my best friends! We went to college together.
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We didn't get to see a lot of movies in my house growing up, so the first time I got to go to the movies - I think it was 'E.T.' - I was like, 'Oh my God, somebody else gets my imagination!'
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I'm a huge fan of 'The Vampire Chronicles,' both the Neil Jordan film and the books themselves.
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I think when you play a role, you always have to be a defense attorney for that character.
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Certainly, when you're dealing with more deep, emotional work and sensory work, for me, it helps me to just stay in it.