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title: "3 Dexter Quotes By Michael C Hall"
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> [I think Dexter is a man whoa part of himself is very much frozen, or arrested in a place that is pre-memory,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/i-think-dexter-is-a-man-whoa-part-of-himself-is-very-much-frozen-or/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

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> [I have my opinions about whether or not Dexter is human. I think he is. I think a lot of his journey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/i-have-my-opinions-about-whether-or-not-dexter-is-human-i-think-he-is/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fe/michael-c-hall-2-33857_quote_i-have-my-opinions-about-whether-or-not_2169550.jpg)

> [I think that's a part of my job, playing the character in spite of his claims of having a closed heart, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/i-think-that-s-a-part-of-my-job-playing-the-character-in-spite-of-his/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

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## Other authors on Dexter

## More by Michael C Hall

> [I do think I grew up in an environment in which, in subtle ways, enthusiasm was not necessarily encouraged. There is something wonderful about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/i-do-think-i-grew-up-in-an-environment-in-which-in-subtle-ways/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

> [I didn't have enough trepidation about playing a gay funeral director not to play it. I didn't have enough trepidation about playing a serial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/i-didn-t-have-enough-trepidation-about-playing-a-gay-funeral-director/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

> [In a strange way, playing David during the first season required me to get in touch with my homophobia. He had such internalized loathing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/in-a-strange-way-playing-david-during-the-first-season-required-me-to/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

> [I'm kind of a tech-tard. I do have an iPod, a laptop, a Mac. Look at this cell phone. I almost have it as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/i-m-kind-of-a-tech-tard-i-do-have-an-ipod-a-laptop-a-mac-look-at-this/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

> [I think Dexter is a man whoa part of himself is very much frozen, or arrested in a place that is pre-memory, pre-conscious, pre-verbal.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/i-think-dexter-is-a-man-whoa-part-of-himself-is-very-much-frozen-or/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

> [Had every intention of keeping it quiet, but because the award shows were imminent, I figured Id make a statement. It was nice to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/had-every-intention-of-keeping-it-quiet-but-because-the-award-shows/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

> [The people who are afraid of me, I wonder why, if they have a reason for it. People generally just express their enthusiasm about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/the-people-who-are-afraid-of-me-i-wonder-why-if-they-have-a-reason/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

> [The show has momentum, it's captured people's imagination...I won't deny that it's a thrill to be recognized in this way. I'll bring as many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/the-show-has-momentum-it-s-captured-people-s-imagination-i-won-t-deny/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

> [My mother certainly grew up in an world where homosexuality, I think, was equated with weakness. I don't think she feels that way now.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/my-mother-certainly-grew-up-in-an-world-where-homosexuality-i-think/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

> [I have my opinions about whether or not Dexter is human. I think he is. I think a lot of his journey over the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/i-have-my-opinions-about-whether-or-not-dexter-is-human-i-think-he-is/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

> [I think that's a part of my job, playing the character in spite of his claims of having a closed heart, to open my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/i-think-that-s-a-part-of-my-job-playing-the-character-in-spite-of-his/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

> [I think Ive been preoccupied since I was 11, and my father died, with the idea of the age 39: Would I live that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/i-think-ive-been-preoccupied-since-i-was-11-and-my-father-died-with/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

> [Undisciplined surfing is my guilty TV pleasure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/undisciplined-surfing-is-my-guilty-tv-pleasure/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

> [The fact that Ive been called upon to play these characters is probably not a complete coincidence. I have my own repressed people in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-c-hall-2/the-fact-that-ive-been-called-upon-to-play-these-characters-is/)

[Michael C Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-c-hall-2/)

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