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> [As an actor, your best help is just to shut up and get out of the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/as-an-actor-your-best-help-is-just-to-shut-up-and-get-out-of-the-way/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

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## More by David Hewlett

> [The sad thing is that I only ever read novels in bed and now only on the iPad, and thanks to Netflix and iTunes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/the-sad-thing-is-that-i-only-ever-read-novels-in-bed-and-now-only-on/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

> [It's always a stunt acting opposite Robert Picardo, because you never know what he's going to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/it-s-always-a-stunt-acting-opposite-robert-picardo-because-you-never/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

> [I have written, and I do write, but the truth is I don't love it. I can't stand the process!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/i-have-written-and-i-do-write-but-the-truth-is-i-don-t-love-it-i-can/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

> [I revel in movies where the monsters tower more over the tiny budgets than the characters they threaten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/i-revel-in-movies-where-the-monsters-tower-more-over-the-tiny-budgets/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

> [When a kid says 'I'm in astrophysics at school because of your character' that's amazing to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/when-a-kid-says-i-m-in-astrophysics-at-school-because-of-your/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

> [The nature of filmmaking is that there are so many people involved in it, so many fingers in the pie, that part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/the-nature-of-filmmaking-is-that-there-are-so-many-people-involved-in/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

> [I truly love science fiction; it's feeling you're something more than your present position in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/i-truly-love-science-fiction-it-s-feeling-you-re-something-more-than/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

> [No, I gained weight while playing the role of Rodney Mckay on Stargate Atlantis... breakfast burritos and a near endless supply of donuts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/no-i-gained-weight-while-playing-the-role-of-rodney-mckay-on-stargate/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

> [If I was Leo DiCaprio or someone similarly gifted and successful I wouldn't be writing. I'd be too busy acting in all the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/if-i-was-leo-dicaprio-or-someone-similarly-gifted-and-successful-i/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

> [The reality is almost everything I do I cringe about later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/the-reality-is-almost-everything-i-do-i-cringe-about-later/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

> [My love of science fiction comes from the idea of being able to explore ideas and concepts to an either logical or illogical extreme.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/my-love-of-science-fiction-comes-from-the-idea-of-being-able-to/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

> ['Pin' was a creepy little movie that I starred in back when I was cool and thin and had so much hair I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/pin-was-a-creepy-little-movie-that-i-starred-in-back-when-i-was-cool/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

> [I think what Stargate has going for it is a sense of humor about their science fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/i-think-what-stargate-has-going-for-it-is-a-sense-of-humor-about/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

> [I actually am a computer nerd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/i-actually-am-a-computer-nerd/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

> [I always thought there were two kinds of males in the world: the ones who look good naked and the ones who look funny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hewlett/i-always-thought-there-were-two-kinds-of-males-in-the-world-the-ones/)

[David Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hewlett/)

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