A biography for Patrick Wilsonhasn’t been written yet.
“There are a lot of Christian fundamentalists; there are a lot of Muslim extremists. Every religion - Mormonism - has something way on the side that's completely using the religion as some weird backbone for their twisted faith. It has nothing to do with their religion.”
“For everybody that does something bad there's gotta be someone that does something good.”
“Yeah, I'm a spiritual person.”
“With actors like Steve McQueen, Paul Newman and Harrison Ford, what made them such icons is that even in dramatic movies, their characters had a sense of humor.”
“I grew up in the South and went to church a lot.”
“There's such an immediate intimacy with film that you just don't get in theater.”
“I am an avid runner, mainly on weekends.”
“If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.”
“For me, I always have to establish a reality for the character. In very actor-y terms, you just have to understand his reality.”
“Musical theater is one of my passions.”
“If I ever get looks on the street, which, for the record, is almost never, it's rarely because they think I'm someone they saw in a movie. More often someone sees me and thinks, 'Hey, was that guy my waiter the other night?'”
“The way you deal with a scare is the way you deal with a laugh. The timing has to be perfect. When you're dealing with fear or laughter - emotions that happen spontaneously - you hope it's working. But in the moment, you really have no idea.”
“You don't ever see a thriller with a spiritual backbone.”
“My father is an anchor and my brother is as well.”
“You're defined by your older brothers' or sisters' music.”
“A heroic nature is very Greek.”
“I'm an early-morning owl.”
“I try to shave at night so my skin has a chance to settle by the early morning call-time.”
“You know when you see those guys and their sideburns are just a little too high? You don't need to have sideburns, but don't have to have them right above the ear. I knew a guy that did that in high school and I was like, 'What are you doing? Just let them down a little.'”
“When you're playing the good guy, you want to find the dirty parts - and when you're playing the bad guy, you want to find the vulnerability.”