Chris Zylka

“Bullies really bother me a lot. A lot, a lot.”

“It takes longevity to earn respect.”

“I get so antsy. When you're working, you're like, 'Oh my God, I'm so tired.' And then a hiatus starts, and you're off for three days, and you don't know what to do with yourself. You're never gonna have another job in your life, and you suck at acting. Your world comes tumbling down pretty quickly.”

“I always live by the idea that my favorite job is my next one. It doesn't really matter what the content is.”

“You appreciate just being able to work because there are so many actors that aren't. You have to appreciate every single job just the same.”

“It's good to have butterflies. And they always go away. The camera starts rolling and they go away and it's all good.”

“I find myself to be the least intimidating person ever.”

“You can't really be picky and choosy for your first lead role.”

“I was always a fan of Spider-Man and most superheroes. There aren't a whole lot of little boys out there that aren't.”

“Going from 'Shark Night' to 'Piranha,' a guy holding a fish on a stick in front of you that they're going to replace in post-production, it's a lot different than seeing this animatronic shark that, if you get caught up in the moment, looks, acts and you sometimes think could be real.”

“My mentor Jon Simmons introduced me to the Stanislavski system, which is so heavy on back-story. So you write and write and write these back stories about a character and then you throw it away. So then on set, if it doesn't come, then you didn't do your work.”

“My favorite scary movie was always 'Halloween.' I love that there's hidden emotion underneath Michael Myers' psychotic behavior. Plus, he has the best mask, hands-down.”

“The day Trump got elected, I got off social media.”

“I'm a huge walking oxymoron. People think they're going to get something that's a lot different from what they get.”

“Most people wouldn't guess, but I'm really into painting: acrylics and sometimes oils.”

“Everyone in the world knows 'Spider-Man.' And to be accepted into such a large franchise was overwhelming.”

“If you don't know there's something better out there, you don't realize that you have it bad.”

“It's just so much more fun to play bad than good. Plus it's just good to get that out of your system so it doesn't show up in your personal life.”

“I am extremely passionate about what I do, and the happiest I am is when I'm on set working.”

“I just look at the character and the arc of the character, and see if it's going to be challenging. We always want to challenge ourselves. That's the biggest thing that I look at. Is this going to be a challenge? Is this going to be something that I can try my best to create, that no one could see anyone else do?”