Sebastian Stan

“There's gotta be a human being in everybody, regardless of what they do or what people think they did.”

“I specifically remember doing the musical 'Sweet Charity' at Stagedoor. I was playing Vittorio Vidal, which is a very funny part, and some other small roles. I couldn't really sing that well, but there were so many fun bits, and I just remember the tremendous adrenaline rush I felt from being onstage and hearing the audience enjoying it.”

“Sometimes it's okay to give yourself a pat on the back and say, 'That was cool. That made me feel good.'”

“To shoot a movie that takes place in three decades in 30 days is a lot on the hair and make-up team.”

“You have license in front of the camera to do things, feel certain emotions that you don't get to in real life. It can be addicting.”

“When I work on a part, one of the things I love to do is to put together a collage of things, stuff I see or stuff that inspires me, images, whatever.”

“I like to be lean and flexible. I'm not interested in gaining size.”

“Sometimes you don't want to get married too much to a lot of rehearsing, I feel, when it comes to film, because there's so many technicalities. So if I'm in my head, I've gotten settled on something, I'm gonna have to change it if I get there and something was set that's completely different.”

“I've gotten really good at not judging characters.”

“My first job was in a movie theater. I worked at Cinema 6 in New City, New York. I was an usher. I sold popcorn.”

“I've been in so many crazy experiences in my life. I was always moving when I was a kid. When I look back, it's hard for me not to feel that certain things just happen for a reason.”

“You can't judge a character, and you're never going to always play characters that are morally sound or know right from wrong.”

“I think it gets a little harder as you find more success. As success happens, you have to figure out this question of 'What I am going to do next that stands out?' Because then you get seen as 'this thing,' which is a part of you. But it's not really you.”

“Playing an unstable, bipolar, multiple-personality-disorder person is definitely up my alley.”

“Comic-book movies are mythology, in a way, and there are a lot more parallels in them with what's going on in the real world than people want to discuss.”

“I don't think I've got the stuff that Broadway musicals are made of. But there are definitely many musicals that I enjoy. 'Hair' and 'Rent' might be my favorites.”

“I can't take one day for granted. That's usually how I think.”

“Working out and working as an actor have gone hand in hand - I always feel more prepared if I know I have done a workout. It gives me confidence - and peace of mind.”

“I always look at auditions as not even getting the job as much as I'm just trying to connect with this casting director so they remember me for next time.”

“Comedy is only funny when there's real pain.”