A biography for Matt McGorryhasn’t been written yet.
“We need to create a society where girls and women are getting the same encouragement and support to build their careers as the boys and men are. From the start.”
“As for my personal style, I like comfort a lot, like jeans and T-shirts. Having been a trainer for so long, I spend a lot of my days in tank tops, shorts, and T-shirts. Still, I do like the occasions where I get to wear suits and make that a thing.”
“When you're used to being at a point where you're deadlifting close to 600 pounds, getting to be 5.5 percent body fat and seeing veins in places you shouldn't see them, it kind of skews your understanding of what is normal and OK.”
“I tend to be shy in asking people for photos - other actors that I really like and admire.”
“The way I approach any role, whether it's comedy or drama, I like to look for the truth first. I think comedy for the sake of comedy wears dull pretty quickly. You have to ground the character in reality first and allow the audience to sympathize, emphasize and be more invested.”
“I love the stuff that makes you laugh and cry. It kind of sucker-punches you a little bit. That's the thing that most interests me as a performer, in addition to telling the most captivating story.”
“For me, my preference for comedy is grounding it in the psychology of the character, and not just kind of making faces. Even when it's a crazy character, grounded comedy resonates more with people because it doesn't look like you're watching someone do vaudeville. No offense to vaudeville.”
“I was a personal trainer for about a decade. I competed in powerlifting, and I did a bodybuilding competition. I was heavily entrenched in the personal training world.”
“I never particularly thought of myself as great with girls. I can be awkward, and I have a strange sense of humor at times. But I've also been learning to try and embrace that.”
“A place of freedom is the best place to have the most creativity.”
“In 2010, I was ranked top 50 in the deadlift in three different weight classes, and I won my first natural bodybuilding competition.”
“There's some part of me, as an actor, that likes attention and validation, but on any given day, depending on the style and volume of it, it can be too much.”