--- title: "1 Playing Drama Quotes By Nathan Fillion" description: "1 Playing Drama quotes by Nathan Fillion. Plus more from Nathan Fillion and more Playing Drama sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/nathan-fillion-3284_comedy_the-secret-to-comedy-is-not-playing-the_592815.jpg" --- > [The secret to comedy is not playing the comedy, but actually playing the situation, playing the drama of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/the-secret-to-comedy-is-not-playing-the-comedy-but-actually-playing/) [Nathan Fillion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-fillion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/nathan-fillion-3284_comedy_the-secret-to-comedy-is-not-playing-the_592815.jpg) ## 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/playing-drama/nathan-fillion/#itemlist", "name": "1 Playing Drama Quotes By Nathan Fillion", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The secret to comedy is not playing the comedy, but actually playing the situation, playing the drama of it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nathan Fillion" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-fillion/the-secret-to-comedy-is-not-playing-the-comedy-but-actually-playing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/nathan-fillion-3284_comedy_the-secret-to-comedy-is-not-playing-the_592815.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/nathan-fillion-3284_comedy_the-secret-to-comedy-is-not-playing-the_592815.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/nathan-fillion-3284_comedy_the-secret-to-comedy-is-not-playing-the_592815.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The secret to comedy is not playing the comedy, but actually playing the situation, playing the drama of it.” — Nathan Fillion", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/playing-drama/nathan-fillion/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/playing-drama/nathan-fillion/", "name": "Playing Drama Quotes by Nathan Fillion", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/playing-drama/nathan-fillion/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f70/nathan-fillion-3284_comedy_the-secret-to-comedy-is-not-playing-the_592815.jpg" }, "description": "1 Playing Drama quotes by Nathan Fillion. 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