“I pissed off Greeks, particularly in my family, for years to come, because I popularized the word "malaka," which hitherto had not been known outside of the community. It's basically "jack off," you know? Masturbator. So I remember my mother was not pleased at the time. She was, like, "Oh, John, couldn't you have used a better word?" There's no better word, Mom!” KnowsYearsRememberUsedMotherCommunityKnownMomMy FamilyGreekPissed Off Author:John Kapelos
“I'm usually not the straight guy. I'm sometimes more the funny guy, depending on the situation.” SometimesGuySituationFunny Guy Author:John Kapelos
“Acting time is like flight time: You can work on a simulator, you can rehearse, but unless you're really in front of the camera or on a stage - that's when you really learn how to work it.” ActingStageFrontsCamerasFlightWorking It Author:John Kapelos
“I did some films in college, and I remember working with this director that wanted to shock me so that I'd give him an expression of shock, so he poured scalding hot water on my arm during the take. He splashed it on me. He got his expression of shock, but I also got, like, second-degree burns!” GivingWantedRememberFilmWaterCollegeExpressionArmsDirectorsDegreesHotShockHot Water Author:John Kapelos
“If my parents were alive, they'd giggle "John was an actor since day one!".” IfsActorsParentAliveGiggle Author:John Kapelos
“My dad was a lovely guy. I had great parents. But he was a conservative shopkeeper, and he said, "Look, I don't know how to help you as an actor, but if you want to be an actor, give it a go for a year. Get a job. And if you don't get a job, then we're going to reevaluate and you're going to go back to school." And I thought that was a fair thing.” IfsKnowsWantGivingYearsLooksSaidHelpingSchoolJobsGuyActorsParentKnow HowDadFairsMy DadConservativeLovelyGreat ParentsShopkeepers Author:John Kapelos
“Looking back, I have to say that I've been fortunate to work with a lot of great people. Unfortunately, a lot of them are gone. But I look back and, yeah, I have had a really great career!” PeopleLooksCareersGoneYeahFortunateLooking BackReally GreatGreat People Author:John Kapelos
“Sometimes writers or writer-directors can get nuts about words, but you know and I know that it's the thought process behind the words that motivates the words, that conveys real communication and meaning.” KnowsRealSometimesProcessBehindsCommunicationDirectorsNutsThought Process Author:John Kapelos
“I do think that failure begets success sometimes, but it's often looked upon in Hollywood as not a good thing.” ThinkingSometimesHollywoodGood ThingsBegets Author:John Kapelos
“It's always good to work where you're wanted. The times I've been where I wasn't wanted - that's just never a good experience.” WantedGood Experiences Author:John Kapelos
