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Evan Peters, born on January 20, 1987, is an accomplished American actor. He has gained widespread recognition for his outstanding performances in various television series and films, particularly for his role in the 'American Horror Story' franchise, which has made him a household name.

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“A lot of people don't know that I'm really a silly guy. I don't take anything seriously. It takes a lot of energy for me to take something seriously.”

People Knows Guy Energy Silly

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“And I love Jennifer Lawrence. She's a total fox. And such a good actress. It's ridiculous.”

Actresses Ridiculous Foxes Jennifer

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“I like to watch comedies; the most dramatic that I used to get was 'Forrest Gump.'”

Used Watches Comedy Dramatic Forrest Gump

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“I think you get less takes on TV than in movies.”

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“If you get an audition and you're out of work, you just say, "I've gotta go on this."”

Ifs Goes On Auditions

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“Jessica Lange is a sweetheart, the nicest lady in the world. She has a Poodle named Jack.”

World Sweetheart Jessica Poodles

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“Well television is grueling. The hours are grueling, it's hard work, and there's a lot of pressure to get it done without a lot of rehearsal time.”

Wells Hard Done Hours Television Hard Work Pressure Rehearsal Get It Done

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“I actually put peanut butter on my bagel. I really like peanut butter and I like to ruin the bagel. You know what's even crazier that I do sometimes? I do cinnamon raisin bagels with peanut butter. It is really, really out there.”

Knows Sometimes Ruins Peanuts Peanut Butter Cinnamon Raisins Bagels

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“I grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. I lived in Grand Blanc, Michigan for a year and that's when I got involved in acting and took classes there. A manager who saw me at the agency I was at in Michigan wanted me to come out to L.A.”

Years Wanted Acting Class Saws Grew Involved Grew Up Managers Agency Michigan Missouri

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“I think it's harder to go from comedy to drama than from drama to comedy. Seeing you dramatic all the time, they crave to see you being silly or funny. But, seeing you in comedy all the time, it's hard to see that person go be serious, for some reason.”

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“I used to look at horror movies as being really real and it would totally freak me out and give me nightmares. Now I watch and think, 'whoa how'd they do that?”

Thinking Giving Looks Real Used Watches Horror Give Me Nightmare Freak Being Real

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“I would love to do comedy. I think I'm funny and that comedy is my strong suit, at least in real life. I have yet to prove myself in the movies, but I'd love to get the opportunity to do that.”

Thinking Real Opportunity Strong Comedy Prove Real Life Suits Prove Myself

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“I'm not the best actor I can be, so I'm just working on it. I'm not the quickest reader in the world but when I get an acting book I can read it in two days.”

World I Can Two Book Actors Acting Reader Two Days I Can Read

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“It all started in Michigan. My dad got a job in Michigan, so we all moved up there from St. Louis. I kind of hung out in the summer and had nothing to do, so I sort of got into acting. And then I was going to Grand Blanc High, doing the acting thing and hoping it would pan out.”

Kind Jobs Acting Dad Summer Moved My Dad Hung Michigan

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“Just thinking about that, if that were to really happen, if an alien were to come down and really abduct you, how terrifying and how earth-shattering would that be? Your whole world is just destroyed. God is destroyed. It's kind of a fascinating thing to think about.”

Ifs Thinking World Kind Whole Happens Earth Down And Whole World Destroyed Aliens Fascinating Shattering

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“There's something that's sexy about a guy who has the strength to kill somebody, but is also vulnerable enough to be in love. It's just those two sides - like, I don't know why, but women for some reason aren't attracted to normal guys, like, guys who are in between.”

Knows Two Reason Enough Guy Sides Normal Sexy Vulnerable Two Sides

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“It's kind of amazing; I don't know anything. It's an interesting way to work where you're living in the moment and making decisions for your character in the moment. You have to go with your gut on everything - try not to over-think things. That tends to make me doubt what I did, but then that's always the case. I'm a worrier. I have to accept that and just be a worrier.”

Thinking Knows Way Trying Kind Moments Character Decision Interesting Accepting Cases Doubt Guts Live In The Moment Making Decisions Interesting Ways

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“You can't plan your character arc - you have a vague idea, maybe, but I'm constantly surprised. Sometimes actors in films will play the ending of the movie, or even the middle, and you know where it's going - as an audience member you can read the actor.”

Knows Ideas Sometimes Play Character Film Actors Audience Plans Middle Members Vague Arcs Vague Ideas

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“I watched 'It Happened One Night' and looked at online pictures and really liked Clark Gable's mustache and hair and the tuxedo. I just really liked that look.”

Looks Night Happened Hair Online One Night Mustache Tuxedos

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“You look at William Powell in 'My Man Godfrey' and he's a butler in that and he's very dapper. He's a very refined gentleman. I liked playing around with that, with the good posture and a style, a panache, and a way of moving about the room.”

Men Way Looks Moving Rooms Style Gentleman Refined Posture Butlers Playing Around Panache Good Posture Dapper

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“I like to imagine, if I was in the 1930s and was rich and a psychopathic killer, I probably would be moving about very freely and having a lot of fun.”

Ifs Would Be Moving Fun Rich Imagine Killers 1930s Psychopathic

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“You've gotta separate yourself from the character. It's hard... so it can make its way into your everyday life.”

Way Hard Character Everyday Everyday Life

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“Nerves just mean that you care.”

Mean Care Nerves

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“Lady Gaga is not a diva, and she's not crazy. She's just an incredibly nice, down-to-earth person who really cares about art and creativity. It's pretty amazing to be able to work with her. I'm pretty grateful for that.”

Persons Art Care Able Earth Creativity Nice Crazy Grateful Down To Earth Gaga Art And Creativity

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“Actors are a really funny bunch of people, especially the X-Men cast. They're super funny and super nice, and they like to go out and get drinks and dinner and hang out. It's an experience. It's a summer. It's like camp. Everybody gets together and hangs out.”

People Men Together Actors Nice Drink Summer Casts Dinner Bunch Hanging Out Camps X Men Super Funny

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“You're always learning so much from people and how they work and what their processes are. Some people like to listen to music before they get into it, and some people can talk all the way up to, "Action!" Everybody is different.”

People Way Different Action Process Music Is Listening To Music Always Learning

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“It's cool to see everybody come together and do their own thing, but there's never been any drama. I never saw any on the X-Men set, and I never saw any on the Horror Story set.”

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“On the 'X-Men' films, people are always throwing out ideas and trying to get the shot to look the best and make the most sense, and to get it done efficiently. Everybody collaborates and everybody is very open to new ideas.”

People Men Trying Looks Ideas Done Film Shots Throwing New Ideas X Men Get It Done

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“I was just a minion [in "X-Men: Apocalypse"]. They just told me what to do so I didn't really have much to do with it but I was curious to see how they were going to top it and if they could and I think they have. I'm very excited to see it myself.”

Ifs Thinking Men Excited Curious Apocalypse X Men Minions

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“I would say that whatever happens down the line, that Quicksilver vanishes from the movies, I don't know. At this point it is the beginning of him coming into the group and being a force that fights evil. It's pretty sweet.”

Knows Happens Fighting Evil Force Lines Groups Sweet Whatever Happens

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“I love the 80s. I always used to watch that VH1 show, 'I Love the 80s,' nonstop. I love the 80s, everything about it, the clothes, the music. Especially the music. The music is so happy. It's great.”

Shows Used Watches Clothes Music Is 80s

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“I guess personally I really like "Take on Me" by Aha. I think it just defines the 80s and how insane it was and like neon and like calculator watches and that whole thing.”

Thinking Whole Watches Insane 80s Neon Calculators

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“I always at home as a kid tried to move something with your hand and it doesn't move and then you get to do it in a movie. I mean my superpower is quickness but you know what I'm saying. You get a superpower and you're like "Man this is awesome. I get to pretend I have a superpower."”

Knows Men Mean Home Hands Kids Moving Superpower Quickness

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“But I love Halloween, and I love that feeling: the cold air, the spooky dangers lurking around the corner.”

Feelings Air Danger Cold Corners Halloween Around The Corner Spooky Lurking Happy Halloween Funny Halloween Scary Halloween Halloween Wishes Inspirational Halloween Funny Happy Halloween Halloween Love Spooky Halloween Cold Air

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“In my spare time, I’ve been playing a lot of piano. I’m trying to learn classical piano, Mozart and Beethoven and stuff. I took lessons when I was younger and now I sort of sight read the music and play it by ear. It’s fun. It takes up a lot of time. I practice a couple of hours a day, but I find it soothing.”

Trying Play Fun Stuff Hours Practice Couple Lessons Ears Sight Piano Spares Soothing Spare Time

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“I guess creepy comes natural to me - I hate to say that.”

Hate Natural I Hate Creepy

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About the Author

Born: January 20, 1987
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 36

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