Dan Amboyer

“I really love the TV thing because it's a little of the best of all worlds. You have a sense of a family and work with the same people over the seasons.”

“What I love about working on 'Younger' is that it combines some of my favorite elements of both theatre and film.”

“Clarity is so important for Shakespeare.”

“No amount of gym time will make you feel beautiful if you don't feel it on the inside.”

“I'm from the Detroit area, just north of Detroit. But then I went to boarding school in northern Michigan, so a little bit colder up there. But beautiful, very beautiful.”

“Growing up, I was the awkward, chubby kid. I had a few close friends, but I was the first one to be bullied.”

“When you're the guy inside of a character and you've lived with it for almost two years, you're always a bit defensive about the character, and you want to root for the character you're playing.”

“It's even hard for me to even watch myself, but that's the case with most actors. It's weird if an actor is like, 'I love watching myself.'”

“I don't know anything about being a royal child. But I have played Shakespearian kings.”

“I put it forth as a challenge to the industry to continue thinking of actors, regardless of sexuality, with open eyes and open hearts that they can play any role.”

“I was extremely shy, but since college, I think I have opened up and gained confidence. I find it much easier to make friends, I let myself go a bit more.”

“When you're coming up in the business, there are so many people giving you advice and people prepping you for interviews: what to say, what not to say. When you don't know the business, you kind of take all that on and say, 'This is what I need to do, and I need to do what people tell me to do.'”