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Adrian Pasdar

(1965) Actor

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Adrian Pasdar is an actor.

Quick Facts About Adrian Pasdar

Born: April 30, 1965
Profession: Actor

About Adrian Pasdar

[Wikidata] American actor and director... | [Wikipedia] Adrian Kayvan Pasdar is an American film, television, and voice actor. He is known for his roles in Profit, Near Dark, Carlito's Way, Mysterious Ways, Desperate Housewives, Burn Notice, Heroes and as Glenn Talbot / Graviton on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Additionally, he directed the feature film Cement

Quotes by Adrian Pasdar · Page 3

Most actors who direct do it because they've been directed by so many bad directors.

Bad

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I'm used to working with a rehearsal process and your body. It's a different thing to just be a voice. It's liberating,…

Body

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My life has taken on a different course. I've got a responsibility now not just as a husband but as a father.

Father

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Watching 'Profit' is like peering into a fishbowl and watching a piranha at work.

Like

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The thing is, when you put a button in someone's hand and give them the power of yes or no, no is…

Buttons

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If you ever go behind the glass and look at the focus groups that are deciding what you're gonna watch, it's scary.…

Behinds

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More and more people are watching entertainment on their phones. On a plane or on a train, or whatever, you see people…

Entertainment

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I really enjoy those characters like 'Profit.' With those elements that are shady and dark, you're not responsible for being a likable…

Character

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Part of the reason a hit show is a hit show is because of the people - good, solid, decent people.

Decent people

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I did a show called 'Profit' a while back, and I based some of the work on some people that were in…

Back

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A lot of the dysfunction that exists underneath the surface of a lot of big business corporations is really profound.

Big

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That's what frees up an actor: when you don't have to be responsible to likability.

Actor

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You do a couple of superhero things and then, all of a sudden, they want to get you because there may be…

Couple

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Nathan Fillion is one of the greatest men that's ever walked the earth, as far as I'm concerned.

Concerned

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I wasn't really a big comic book guy, growing up.

Big

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Austin is home in a lot of ways. Both my kids were born here, and my wife's side of the family lives…

Born

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A lot of directors understand everything but the story.

Cinema

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It's fun when you have a whole team of writers that really like writing for someone; you always end up with some…

End

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Every show needs a jerk. I guess I'm that guy.

Every

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I think the actor has two responsibilities. One is to be visually compelling, and the other to recite the lines as written…

Actor

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Well, every superhero has to have a super look, right?

Look

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Acting just seems to be a way of getting into a different place. It seems like a really creative place to be.

Acting

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I started to run marathons and got into road biking in Los Angeles. It was a lot of fun and I managed…

Fun

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We all have great faith in the writing team that puts together 'Heroes.'

Faith

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