Chris Sullivan

“When it comes to relationship compromise, it's a fine balance between doing something for your own happiness, and finding happiness in being of service to another person, in whatever way that ends up being.”

“There is a lot of things to be outraged about these days, and I think that getting outraged about an actor on a television show who may be wearing a costume that makes him larger than he is, might be low on the list.”

“The goal for me, always, is to have fun, and to kind of intentionally be unexpected and go against the dress code a little bit.”

“The goal of art is to inspire people to look inward.”

“James Gunn runs his set like a 12-year-old's birthday party. Every day, he is so excited to come to work.”

“When you're first pregnant, you don't want to talk about the idea that a miscarriage or premature birth is possible. The difficulties of things like that kind of get swept under the rug, and when they happen to us we are blindsided and think we are the only people going through it.”

“Our hair and makeup team at 'This Is Us' had made me a mohawk to wear. I couldn't apply it correctly.”

“Romance means making yourself vulnerable.”

“Michael Rooker is like the Merle Haggard of the acting world. Never a dull moment.”

“The experience with 'The Knick' is a singular experience. That experience taught me a lot about acting and about being on camera for extended periods of time to try to create a character arc that travels.”

“As we've learned on a logistical level, anything is possible in the 'This Is Us' world.”

“In the past, I have assumed the word 'vulnerability' equates with the word 'weakness' and 'This Is Us' shows us that it is in fact the opposite.”

“I try to make sure the projects that I choose are something that will teach me something new, either about myself or about my art.”

“I've always dressed very loudly.”

“The holidays are a time of reflection, and I think it becomes really clear in people's minds around this time of year what they want to get out of life, who they want to spend their life with, and what kind of person they want to be.”

“The word 'Namaste' means 'the light in me reflects the light in you' and I think the thing that makes people attractive are the people who shine their light and the people who can recognize that light in others.”

“I think in telling a good story there has to be ups and downs with any character, and you can't just have everything go swimmingly and you can't just have characters who are supposed to be in a romantic relationship just getting into an argument every episode.”