Daniel Gillies

If you devote yourself entirely to a pursuit, there is no way you cannot find beauty and fulfillment.

— Daniel Gillies

It's all just venom to the soul and symptomatic of a larger issue: the idea of the shortcut. The result without the…

— Daniel Gillies

Cable had a latitude to move which created less censorship and bestowed upon the artists, the writers and the creators, more liberty…

— Daniel Gillies

People never regret when they come out of a movie and they've been crying. I think people need it. That's why people…

— Daniel Gillies

At every turn you have to find a new kind of self-sovereignty over your environment. Every kid I see is at the…

— Daniel Gillies

Whatever you want is as elusive as you make it.

— Daniel Gillies

Tell people you're a Canadian or a Kiwi when you travel and they'll adore you.

— Daniel Gillies

The romance of circumvention is one of the most destructive forces at work in our society. The American Idol freeway to greatness,…

— Daniel Gillies

You're making a big mistake if you think that you can beat me.

— Daniel Gillies

Most infants are geniuses. They're indomitable, fearless, and completely in harmony with a cosmic proclivity for growth. They're heroes because they walk…

— Daniel Gillies

Nobody really truly supporting independent filmmakers anymore. It's just dire. There's a lot of bad filmmaking, and there's a lot of people…

— Daniel Gillies

We are taught to want a thing. We are taught that having that thing will make us happy. We are taught that…

— Daniel Gillies

I love to watch my daughter. At twenty-two months, that little soul is developing at a rate I will never understand. She's…

— Daniel Gillies

As lovely as people are to me about my performance, I'm still a huge critic. I like very little of what I…

— Daniel Gillies

We are contaminated with the idea of "winning" and defeating others. Indoctrinated by parents, schools, and our ubiquitous media, hammered with a…

— Daniel Gillies

New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to…

— Daniel Gillies

I'm not George Clooney, so I can't just pick and choose. I take roles where they occur.

— Daniel Gillies

The feeling of New Orleans is so pervasive. It's such a strange and decadent and enchanted embrace that that city has. There's…

— Daniel Gillies

We're living in a time where movies are very unimportant. They're not leaving a footprint on your heart. We're going to the…

— Daniel Gillies

I will say that the food in both Japan and Italy was immaculate. I don't remember having bad food in either country.

— Daniel Gillies

We are not taught that hardship is the anvil upon which we are beaten into beauty. We are not taught that some…

— Daniel Gillies

If you do your work, eventually there will be a spark. A fire. A blaze.

— Daniel Gillies

Kevin Smith is so great in 'Kingdom Come,' isn't he? He's kind of this very earthy poet. He just has this immediate…

— Daniel Gillies

I moved to New Zealand from Winnipeg when I was almost five. I hated it. It was to a city in the…

— Daniel Gillies