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Chris Carmack

(1980) Actor United States

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Chris Carmack is an actor from the United States, best known for The music of Nashville.

Quick Facts About Chris Carmack

Born: December 22, 1980
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor
Notable works: The music of Nashville
Known for: Nashville (series), Grey's Anatomy

About Chris Carmack

James Christopher Carmack is an American actor, singer, and former fashion model. He is known for his roles in popular television shows—the teen drama series The O.C. (2003–2004) as Luke Ward, the country music drama Nashville as Will Lexington (2012–2018), and the medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2018–present) as Dr. Atticus "Link" Lincoln.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Chris Carmack

I've found it really hard to finish writing songs when you're writing on not just your schedule but somebody else's.

Finish

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In terms of hardline right-wing people on television, there's some people that make me cringe when I change the channel.

Cringe

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I think I was a pretty energetic kid. Well, I was energetic until about my mid-20s when I discovered alcohol. That's not…

Alcohol

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I thought, when I came to Nashville, I was going to hook up with some of the top country writers in town…

Country

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I have gotten better at saying to myself, 'Relax and just take this moment in. Appreciate it for what it is.'

Better

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Music kept me sane between acting jobs.

Acting

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I don't want to go to the future. I'm scared of the future!

Scared

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I lived in a little shack in Santa Monica, and I was working on 'The O.C.' and when it started airing, I…

Always

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I'm a fan of Otis Redding. I've sat around trying to copy some of his phrasing and learn from him, but it…

Around

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Let's be honest - it's hard for me to get more sexy, but I'm giving it a go.

Giving

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I've run into more than anything is people who have a belief that they know who you are. Type-casting happens because people…

Belief

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I love how Hollywood still wants to perpetuate the myth that beaches in Southern California are warm at night.

California

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One of my pet peeves is that when people are in their automobiles, I think they're exceptionally rude on the road. I…

Automobile

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I've always been a fan of Buddy Guy as a guitarist, as well as Stevie Ray Vaughan and those blues guys. I'd…

Always

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I've often been described more than once in my life as very much like a golden retriever: just sort of happy and…

Ads

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I've been writing songs on little pieces of paper since I was a little kid, and it's just always been something I've…

Done

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The music is something I've always done and always loved but always really kept for myself. Something I do for me.

Done

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I have these songs that I've been playing for so many years. They're so intimate and close to me. And these are…

Close

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A career like mine as an actor has a lot of ups and downs. Sometimes you wonder if you're not wasting your…

Actors

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When I came to Nashville, I was sort of experimenting with a new identity, experimenting with the country world and country writers.…

Identity

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There are a lot of opportunities to do a lot of great, wonderful things, and if you say yes to them all,…

Great

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I grew up in a neighborhood that was surrounded by farms. There was a horse farm behind me and dairy farms on…

Behind

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I ran into Ben McKenzie a couple of times on the streets of L.A., and we hung out one time, and that's…

Ben

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I really do love the theater, and as you get deeper into your career, it gets harder to carve out the time…

Career

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I'm somebody who values anonymity - not just in terms of not wanting people to recognize me or wanting my privacy, but…

Communication

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