Character Quote by Dante Basco

When preparing for auditions, I have no rituals. I just try to be as prepared as possible.

— Dante Basco

I grew up in a pretty rough neighborhood, Paramount, California, outside of L.A., like near Compton, that's where I'm from.

— Dante Basco

As far as geek culture, I didn't grow up in the comic con geek culture lane, then I started doing Comic Cons seeing the…

— Dante Basco

My grandfather was a survivor of the Death March and his war buddies were among our neighbors. Where we lived in San Francisco, there…

— Dante Basco

'Dead Poets Society' was a very influential film on me and so talking about that movie with him, he just inspired me to continue…

— Dante Basco

The most fascinating thing for me is that 'Peter Pan' is a fairy tale, but now, this Filipino kid is a part of the…

— Dante Basco

My mother always kept us involved in various types of art.

— Dante Basco

I feel like I grew up differently, when you're a child actor you grow up differently, but it's not that different than growing up…

— Dante Basco

I love seeing the new generation take something that we've done and reinvent it for a whole new time.

— Dante Basco

I had a different agent after 'Hook,' and they were, like, 'We don't know where to go with you. It's like you've already gone…

— Dante Basco

I think it's one of the coolest things especially as a young actor, actually at any time - even doing my stuff with Avatar…

— Dante Basco

I come from a big family of brothers and sisters and family dramas and honor and dishonor.

— Dante Basco