If you're playing your character and you're running into all these people who know who you are and treat you in a way that doesn't pertain at all to the character, it takes you out of it more, so when… — Chris Messina Copy Share Image
When you do a movie, you shoot, and then you go away. A lot of the times you walk about from the movie, you… — Chris Messina Copy Share Image
I mean, in the editing room, you sit there, and you're so happy about a lot of it. You've got these great actors, and the DP's great, and you love it... And then there's so much you're mad about. Cause you've made so many mistakes. So yeah, there're scenarios where you're like, "Ah, I wish I could change this. How… — Chris Messina Copy Share
One of the interesting parts of being on a television show is you often don't know the fate of your character until you're reading… — Chris Messina Copy Share Image
Doing something like 'Damages,' I played a character with post-traumatic stress. I was playing with sleep deprivation. I was not sleeping; I stayed up… — Chris Messina Copy Share Image
Honestly, one of my favorite things about a director is when they understand what an actor brings to their role. — Chris Messina Copy Share Image
I was in a movie called 'Before & After' with Meryl Streep. I was edited out of the movie, but no one told me.… — Chris Messina Copy Share Image
I did a lot of small black-box theater in New York when I was starting out. I'd get a group of actors together to… — Chris Messina Copy Share Image
For the longest time, I was always like a guy that people would think they went to high school with. They'd be like, 'How… — Chris Messina Copy Share Image
I don't have much interest in gingerbread houses - except in eating them. — Chris Messina Copy Share Image
