I did [Henrik] Ibsen and [Anton] Chekhov for years. Obviously I didn't get the kind of recognition I have now. Somebody once told me, "You ride the horse the direction it's going." — Joe Manganiello Copy Share Image
Well, if I hadn't have been an actor I would have gone on to play college sports. — Joe Manganiello Copy Share Image
I grew up a big comic book reader, as a kid, and I love the whole fanboy crowd. — Joe Manganiello Copy Share Image
Also, to be honest, my dad wanted me to be an athlete. And I think all sons want to prove something to their dad.… — Joe Manganiello Copy Share Image
I mean 'One Tree Hill' had some rabid fans - you'd be surprised - they're almost in a class of their own. — Joe Manganiello Copy Share Image
I was happier going back to my roots: training like men do in my hometown of Pittsburgh. Back home the guys in the gyms… — Joe Manganiello Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, it was Clint Eastwood, it was Harrison Ford and Steve McQueen - these guys were tough. They were leading… — Joe Manganiello Copy Share Image
I play characters who are comfortable naked, but that's something you work up to. I did a play off-Broadway in New York when I was in college. It was full-frontal nudity. It's nerve-racking. — Joe Manganiello Copy Share
I wanted to work with somebody who seemed like he came from the same place that I did, which is that total immersion and… — Joe Manganiello Copy Share Image
I started working in clubs at age 16, so it is all a story about the club life. About picking the sex, drugs, and rock and roll kind of thing. I think that was interesting to me as well. It seemed like a lot of fun, the stuff that they were giving me to do. I mean, hell, they offered… — Joe Manganiello Copy Share
I quit because that thing inside of me that was driving me to drink that way was causing me so much pain that I… — Joe Manganiello Copy Share Image
I mean, everyone walks into the gym on day one skinny or fat. Arnold Schwarzenegger walked into the gym skinny at 15 or 16,… — Joe Manganiello Copy Share Image
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