--- title: "3 Alberta Quotes By Nathan Fillion" description: "3 Alberta quotes by Nathan Fillion. Plus more from Nathan Fillion and more Alberta sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/253/nathan-fillion-3284_acting_i-was-going-to-be-a-high-school-teacher_1360059.jpg" --- > [I was going to be a High School teacher. I was studying at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, up in Canada.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/i-was-going-to-be-a-high-school-teacher-i-was-studying-at-the/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/253/nathan-fillion-3284_acting_i-was-going-to-be-a-high-school-teacher_1360059.jpg) > [I always wanted to be an actor, but in Edmonton, Alberta, that's not a success-oriented career. So I said, 'I'll get my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-actor-but-in-edmonton-alberta-that-s-not-a/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f57/nathan-fillion-3284_actor_i-always-wanted-to-be-an-actor-but-in-ed_2803798.jpg) > [I was attending the University of Alberta. I was going to be a high school teacher, like my parents. I failed -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/i-was-attending-the-university-of-alberta-i-was-going-to-be-a-high/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55b/nathan-fillion-3284_alberta_i-was-attending-the-university-of-albert_3070520.jpg) ## Other authors on Alberta - [Cora Sandel 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alberta/cora-sandel/) ## More by Nathan Fillion > [I've kind of learned this about Joss Whedon. Never say never. I've learned that. I also have another rule about Joss Whedon. Never say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/i-ve-kind-of-learned-this-about-joss-whedon-never-say-never-i-ve/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/my-dinner-spot-is-usually-in-front-of-the-tv-i-ll-grill-a-steak-and/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) > [You want to put out a TV show? If you have the money to do it on your own, by yourself, and you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/you-want-to-put-out-a-tv-show-if-you-have-the-money-to-do-it-on-your/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) > [I'm the biggest geek of all. Adventure, fantasy, comic books - I can't get enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/i-m-the-biggest-geek-of-all-adventure-fantasy-comic-books-i-can-t-get/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) > [It's hard to shake a stick at success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/it-s-hard-to-shake-a-stick-at-success/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/i-think-people-imagine-that-i-have-about-five-scripts-sitting-in/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/i-ll-never-look-down-on-and-i-love-running-into-actors-who-say-oh/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/i-told-myself-a-while-back-love-what-you-do-but-don-t-fall-in-love/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) > [I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/i-think-i-ve-been-really-good-at-surrounding-myself-with-really/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/when-people-embrace-character-there-s-latzie-it-s-the-stuffing-of-a/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/you-can-t-embarrass-joss-whedon-he-s-got-no-pride-he-fully-admits-it/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/my-brother-used-to-say-that-when-you-deal-with-women-it-s-difficult/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) > [The trick is, when you grow up, find work that feels like play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/the-trick-is-when-you-grow-up-find-work-that-feels-like-play/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) > [When I was a waiter I was fired twice from the same restaurant. I guess I was that good of an actor but that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/when-i-was-a-waiter-i-was-fired-twice-from-the-same-restaurant-i/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) > [My brain is like a hard drive. Once you start adding new information, you start cutting off old information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/my-brain-is-like-a-hard-drive-once-you-start-adding-new-information/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alberta/nathan-fillion/#itemlist", "name": "3 Alberta Quotes By Nathan Fillion", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was going to be a High School teacher. I was studying at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, up in Canada. I was also acting in a wonderfully supportive theatre community in Edmonton. There's a lot of support for theatre there. So, I was having a great time, but I didn't consider acting as a serious career initially, because even the most successful actors that I know in Edmonton are not super successful. 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