Nelsan Ellis

It's hard to get an education when teachers spend 70 percent of their time trying to discipline students.

— Nelsan Ellis

Whenever you have a character in which one of his defining qualities is his sexuality, it's always challenging, because you don't want…

— Nelsan Ellis

When I moved to Chicago, I was coming from a school that didn't have any arts in Alabama. I essentially came from…

— Nelsan Ellis

I'm not an emotional person; I keep it in, and I wouldn't know how to get it out if it weren't for…

— Nelsan Ellis

At some point in my life, I wanted to be in a vampire movie.

— Nelsan Ellis

I was quiet, and I was artistic. I liked writing poetry, and that was very strange, so I was bullied a lot.

— Nelsan Ellis

When you're in a position that you can comfortably give, you need to pay it forward.

— Nelsan Ellis

I am a vampire/werewolf and sci-fi fanatic. God is so good! I get to play in a series that has all that!

— Nelsan Ellis

There were not many black students at Juilliard, unfortunately. So when you get there, you become very good friends, in particular, with…

— Nelsan Ellis

Although I can be a leading man, you wouldn't look at me and go, 'He's a leading man.'

— Nelsan Ellis

My mom's side, they're southern Baptist Christian.

— Nelsan Ellis

I had no intention of being an actor.

— Nelsan Ellis

You go back to my town, it's like going back to the 1960s... just not a great place to grow up.

— Nelsan Ellis

Being different makes you beautiful.

— Nelsan Ellis

The sci-fi fans in America... they are die-hard. They will follow you to the ends of the Earth. Once they attach themselves…

— Nelsan Ellis

When you deal with Alan Ball, you're dealing with a person who is a genius in terms of how art imitates life.

— Nelsan Ellis

Fiona Shaw is a goddess to me.

— Nelsan Ellis

I see a project, and I say I want to audition for it, and people let me audition for it. There's a…

— Nelsan Ellis

Acting is the only thing that makes me happy.

— Nelsan Ellis

'Interview with a Vampire' is my all-time favorite. I also loved 'An American Werewolf in London.'

— Nelsan Ellis

You have to be a tough gay person in the South.

— Nelsan Ellis

Anna Paquin is marvelous, and she brings so much experience to the table.

— Nelsan Ellis

I love working with Alexander Skarsgard. He brings such gravity to a scene.

— Nelsan Ellis

I think, in this country, anybody can do whatever they want to do as long as it's not hurting anybody else or…

— Nelsan Ellis

You have to learn to not hate who you have to live with.

— Nelsan Ellis