- When I got to college, acting suddenly seemed like a very risky proposition and all my friends were going to law school or med school or Wall Street.
- You might look at my CV and see I've had 12 jobs, but I've been to over 450 auditions so I've heard 'no' a lot more than I've heard 'yes'. So if I go in looking only to meet my own standards, then that will make taking that rejection a little bit easier. And when I do get that job it will seem like icing on the cake.
- The show is completely preposterous. But that aside, it's a great ride.
- "My experience is that I find myself having to constantly define myself to others, day-in, day-out. The quote that's helped me the most through that is from Toni Morrison's "Beloved" where she says, "Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined" - so I find myself defining myself for other people lest I be defined by others and stuck into some box where I don't particularly belong".
- My father is black and my mother is white. Therefore, I could answer to either, which kind of makes me a racial Lone Ranger, caught between two communities.
- "I'm kind of a dork. I don't have much game. I'm not particularly comfortable in bars or clubs. I much prefer being home playing Scrabble, having dinner with a couple friends, going to see a movie, or losing a whole weekend to Season 14 of Law & Order (1990) or The Simpsons (1989).
- "I made a decision not to work out because I'm lazy and also, the character is not a superhero. I didn't want him to be a buff guy with Jackie Chan moves because the point is he's smarter than your average Joe"
- on playing "Michael Scofield" with his regular physique.
- When asked what character from literature he would like to play: "Well, if we can expand the definition of literature to include comic books, I'd definitely love a crack at "General Zod" from "Superman". So I'm hoping that Bryan Singer makes a sequel to the "Superman" that's coming out and casts me" (TV Guide, April 10-16,2006).
- I have a little fantasy where in the last episode of the season, we slip into the prison's sewer system, up through the grate, and pop out a hatch - and we're face to face with Matthew Fox and spend season 2 on a tropical beach - jokingly linking his show, Prison Break (2005) to Lost (2004).
- I don't get a chance to watch much. On DVD Oz (1997), Reno 911! (2003) and Family Guy (1999) are definitely in the top 10. I did manage to squeeze in an entire The Surreal Life (2003) marathon on VH-1 one weekend. I just couldn't turn it off. I felt dirty, but in a good way -- on what are his favorite TV shows.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) was a terrific show and Sarah Michelle Gellar was terrific in it. It's really difficult straddling that line between drama and comedy, action and romance, sci-fi and reality and Sarah did it beautifully -- on who he feels are underrated actors.
- I'm hoping that what I am or what I'm not ethnically doesn't limit me in anyone else's eyes. I guarantee you it doesn't in mine.
- What I would say to that younger [his 15-year-old] self - what I'd say to anyone who's walked a similar road - is to focus less on the fact that you nearly ended your life and more on the fact that you survived, that you lived to tell the tale. And then tell it. I'd say, 'What you think of as scars are medals. They're badges of honour, testifying to something inside you that is determined and tenacious and enduring.'
- [receiving a comment calling him "a real man on camera and nothing but a little bitch in real life"] Normally I would just ban this person. Their sentiments have zero nutritional value and, in my opinion, reflect an antiquated belief system that is not only harmful, but on its way out. That said, the attitude expressed does open the door to some interesting topics. Like gender performance, gender policing, shaming, sexuality, projection, toxic masculinity, and the lowering of public discourse. I've read some lovely comments today. There was a lot of food for thought. I also read a lot of advice. Much of which boiled down to 'It's only words.' 'Sticks and stones.' Etc. I recognize, and appreciate, that this is coming from a positive, supportive, protective place. If only it was true. Words matter. Labels matter. The way in which we speak to and about each other matters. Politicians spewing hate from the podium one day translates into real world violence the next. We know this. What's more, IMO, 'You shouldn't let it get to you' is code for 'man up.' With respect, I consider it to be another form of gender policing. For the record, this person's comment was momentarily unpleasant. Then it was over. It affected me because I'm a human being. I feel things. Then I move through them. And one of the ways I do that is by examining the situation and looking for the gift. The gold. The lesson. And as someone who's been called a 'little bitch' before (because sexism, misogyny, homophobia, toxic masculinity), this felt like an opportunity for dissection and discussion. And I took it. Hence the repost.
- The situation [homophobia in Russia] is in no way acceptable, and I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to live and love openly.
- [2007] My new addiction [after having quit smoking after 10 years] is a BlackBerry... I'm constantly on the 'CrackBerry'. I didn't want to try the (nicotine) patch because I thought, 'Chemicals got me into this... I just want to stop, cold turkey on my own willpower.' I've had maybe four or five cigarettes in the last eight months, so, as far as I'm concerned, that's quitting... I think I'm done with it.
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