Playing what Hollywood determines is a hero, it immediately sets actors up to feel like they just can't explore the dark parts of themselves - the character has to be likeable, has to be fuckable, has to be redemptive on… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
Toronto is actually way more fast-paced than L.A. - I find the fast-paced nature of Toronto a bit obtrusive. In L.A., I love getting… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
You cannot collectively, as a society, decide that you are only going to represent one part of a minority. It's like saying you've represented… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
Sometimes animal exercises can help you get in touch with parts of yourself that you don't access day to day. In my day-to-day physicality,… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
As an actor, you don't want to know the beginning and end to your character's arc. It makes it more fun. You're not playing… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
I was one of those kids who kept trying on different skins in high school. I was very afraid to be myself around all of these kids, to really reveal any part of myself that was true, so I would try on different skins, try on different masks, hoping I'd hit on one that was cool or quirky or interesting… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share
I don't win anything in life, you know what I mean? I was, like, the awkward kid who didn't go to prom, but I… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
I think that the worst thing as an actor is to fall into a monotony with characters. — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
People are very uncomfortable when you call actors artists because there are a lot of actors out there that aren't artists - there are… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
I absolutely believed Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger loved each other in 'Brokeback Mountain.' — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
As I got into middle school, I was really an outcast. But everybody was an outcast in middle school. I don't know who got… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
One time, I was literally stopped on the street, literally and physically whipped around by this guy who looked at my face and was… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
I just don't know when, as a society... it sort of only became OK to represent gay people in the traditional sense, where they… — Jordan Gavaris Copy Share Image
