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Nestor Carbonell

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[Wikipedia] Néstor Gastón Carbonell is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He came to prominence for his role as Luis Rivera in the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan. He is known for his roles as Richard Alpert in the ABC drama series Lost, Sheriff Alex Romero in the A&E drama series Bates Motel, and Yanko F

Quotes by Nestor Carbonell

For me, it's always about what's on the page. I have tremendous respect for writing. When you recognize good writing, and you're…

Nestor Carbonell

About

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If it's strictly comedy, I like to bring some darkness to it. If it's strictly drama, I always like to lighten it…

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Character

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There was only one elective at my college for acting, but thank God for that elective because we had a great teacher…

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Acting

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Before it was revealed that my character on 'Lost' had a troubled history, a fan came up to me and said, 'Wow,…

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Before

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Over the years, TV has gotten so much better, especially with the advent of cable. The bar has been raised. I think…

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Advent

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I love not knowing. It keeps me guessing.

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Guessing

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I was born in New York, but I'm of Cuban heritage. Maybe there's a little island in my blood.

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Blood

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I always like to try to bring whatever I can to what is on the page, so I like to find as…

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Dimensions

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When you recognize good writing and you're lucky enough to get it, like with Lost, that's what I follow.

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Enough

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It's tricky to do a serialized show and not lose viewers along the way because you really have to watch every episode.

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Along

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Its tricky to do a serialized show and not lose viewers along the way because you really have to watch every episode.

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Episodes

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Those scenes on the beach on 'Lost' were so much fun. When it was a whole group scene, you'd just pop in…

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Activity

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I remember, working on 'Lost,' I learned very quickly the way that I had to approach the material or even ask the…

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Always

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