Acting Quotes by Nathan Fillion

8 Acting quotes by Nathan Fillion

Fillion’s eight statements reveal a playful yet professional attitude toward performance, giving a quick glimpse of his adaptable style.

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I think that acting can be a very pressurized existence. So when I'm not working, I spend very loose and unpressurized time…

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Somebody told me long ago that in acting, it's okay to steal, just steal from the best.

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I was going to be a High School teacher. I was studying at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, up in Canada.…

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Somebody once said that you can never act and be another person; you're only acting facets of yourself. I think there's a…

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It's a trap I've fallen into earlier in my career - trying to be liked. Don't do it. When I watch TV…

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I think that acting can be a very pressurized existence. So when I'm not working, I spend very loose and un-pressurized time…

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I kind of fell backwards into acting. I was studying to be a high school teacher. I look now and I understand…

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Improv as an actor makes you present in the moment. You listen, you're attentive. You're not acting so much as reacting, which…

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My dinner spot is usually in front of the TV. I'll grill a steak and whip up a salad and watch 'Hoarders'. I love…

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I'm the biggest geek of all. Adventure, fantasy, comic books - I can't get enough.

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It's hard to shake a stick at success.

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I think people imagine that I have about five scripts sitting in front of me and I say, 'I think I'm going to go…

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I'll never look down on and I love running into actors who say 'Oh yeah, I did a soap.' I say 'Tell me which…

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I told myself a while back, 'Love what you do, but don't fall in love with what you do.' That way you won't be…

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I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.

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When people embrace character, there's latzie. It's the stuffing of a scene that's not written. It's not in the stage direction and it's not…

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You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his…

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My brother used to say that when you deal with women, it's difficult to remove emotions from an argument. I never really knew what…

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The trick is, when you grow up, find work that feels like play.

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When I was a waiter I was fired twice from the same restaurant. I guess I was that good of an actor but that…

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My brain is like a hard drive. Once you start adding new information, you start cutting off old information.

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