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“Games are another place to find work, not only the voice stuff but in the motion capture stuff. It's exciting work.”
“Sometimes you walk out of an audition and you kind of know you nailed it and you're probably going to book it, but you very rarely are told in the room by the people who are hiring you.”
“I much prefer the company of the crew, the sort of 'blue-collar working person.' I much more have that sensibility than what the public perceives as what a typical actor would have.”
“I don't know if I would be a good cop. As gruff as I come off, I take things very emotionally.”
“I've always worked out. I've always gone to the gym. But it was always a chore, and it was always, like, 'Man, I've gotta go do this because if I don't I'll get all dumpy and out of shape and then no one will hire me for good roles.'”
“A lot of times, actors give so much power to the producers and the producing companies because, quite frankly, they have it. But we don't take the limited power that we have, which the power you initially have is to say 'no.' But 'no' in a positive way.”
“You're never going to do as good a job as you can if you're rushed.”
“You've got to get your mind connected to the workout. Pay attention to what your body's doing. It's about connecting mind and the body. Visualize the muscles moving.”
“As an actor, you try to put a little bit of yourself in everything you do.”
“Jerry Orbach is just phenomenal. He is genius, so present.”
“My passion lies in amazing, complex characters and really well-written stuff - not to say I wouldn't want to do a comedy if the right comedy came along... I'm an actor in Los Angeles, and I have a family I have to support.”
“Interestingly enough, my more high-profile things are in uniform. But if you look at my full body of work, there's a lot of stuff that's not in uniform. But I do a lot of stuff in the service, and I think that's just how I'm built physically. It just serves the roles.”
“The fact that I am able to live a life and act and to do all of those things and support myself and my family is a gift.”
“I can't play video games because I get too nervous. It just stresses me out.”
“Comedy is important! When you're having a stressful day, and you come home, you want to watch something that makes you laugh.”
“Most people don't like challenges at work. Actors love challenges at work.”
“This is 'Southland,' so we don't editorialize.”