“I had a Ford F-250. It was a big ol' farm truck, but it wasn't a rig. That's about the biggest I've ever driven. That's what I drove back and forth to high school. I was a poor guy, and it was a truck that my uncle owned and let me drive because I had no money.” BigsSchoolGuyPoorHigh SchoolLet MeDrivenFarmsUnclesTruckBack And ForthNo MoneyRigs Author:Nathan Fillion
“I have a trophy case that contains all the action figures ever made of me. It also has items I've stolen from my movies, like three guns and holsters from 'Serenity'.” MadeActionThreeCasesFiguresGunSerenityStolenItemsTrophiesAction Figures Author:Nathan Fillion
“I kind of found a niche for myself after 'Firefly'. I found something that I enjoyed doing and that I did well, but as far as how I seek out a part, it's always different. It's always something that lights you on fire when you read it. It might be just one scene, it might be one line that defines the character for you.” WellsKindDifferentCharacterLightMightFoundLinesFireSceneEnjoyedJust OneNicheOne LineFirefly Author:Nathan Fillion
“I like making sci-fi movies because I like watching sci-fi movies. I like watching horror. I like being in a horror movie. I'm a fan. My perspective's a little different just because I get to participate as well as spectate.” WellsLittlesDifferentFansPerspectiveHorrorSci FiSci Fi Movie Author:Nathan Fillion
“I love hiking in the hills not far from my house. I'm invested in my hikes. Sometimes kids go up there and spray-paint over the signs; I've found a biodegradable paint cleaner, and I'll scrub the signs so they're nice and clean.” SometimesKidsFoundHouseNiceCleanPaintHillsHikingCleanersSpraySpray PaintBiodegradable Author:Nathan Fillion
“I think my printing to this day looks like the printing right out of a comic book. Actually, I always wanted to be in a comic book. I watched cartoons when I was a kid, too, and both comics and cartoons lit fire in my imagination. This realm holds a lot of interest for me, a lot of passion for me. So to be comic-ized, yeah, that's cool.” ThinkingLooksBookKidsWantedPassionInterestImaginationFireYeahComicRealmsThis DayComic BookCartoonLitMy ImaginationPrinting Author:Nathan Fillion
“I think TV has been a little bit irresponsible in how they portray these people because homicide detectives are not brooding, tortured souls who are stained with the stink of the city and who have blood on their hands. They are real, live people that are incredibly entertaining.” PeopleThinkingLittlesHas BeensRealSoulHandsBitsCitiesBloodTvsLittle BitEntertainingDetectivesIrresponsibleStinkBroodingHomicideTortured Souls Author:Nathan Fillion
“I told myself a while back, 'Love what you do, but don't fall in love with what you do.' That way you won't be brokenhearted if ever it gets canceled five episodes in - which has happened to me.” IfsWayFallFiveHappenedFalling In LoveEpisodesBrokenheartedDon't Fall In LoveBack Love Author:Nathan Fillion
“I want my job to include a little adventure, a little more of a heightened reality than what I'm actually living. And 'Castle' has that. He gets this opportunity to tail these homicide detectives, and he's driven by that. He's a little immature, but he's obviously loving life.” WantLittlesRealityJobsOpportunityAdventureDrivenTailsCastlesDetectivesLoving LifeImmatureHomicideActually Living Author:Nathan Fillion
“I was a huge comic book fan as a kid. The only problem I had with comic books is how expensive they got. I didn't have a lot of money, so I had to be very specific about what I wanted to collect. I think they're all somewhere in the basement of my folks' house.” ThinkingBookProblemKidsWantedHouseFansHugeFolksComicExpensiveLots Of MoneyComic BookBasements Author:Nathan Fillion
“I was attending the University of Alberta. I was going to be a high school teacher, like my parents. I failed - no, I didn't fail a class, I just barely passed. I really didn't try. It was Canadian history, through the plays of the time. My God, those were boring plays.” TryingPlaySchoolParentClassTeacherFailingHigh SchoolUniversityBoringAttendingSchool TeachersAlbertaHigh School TeachersCanadian History Author:Nathan Fillion
“I was shy. I was painfully shy, until fifth grade when I transferred to another school and befriended the class clown. And one day he was sick and I kinda stepped in for the class clown and I said, 'Wow, this is exciting, I'm a little bit nervous.'” LittlesSaidSchoolBitsClassOne DayLittle BitSickExcitingNervousGradesShyWowFifthClownFifth Grade Author:Nathan Fillion
“I'll never look down on and I love running into actors who say 'Oh yeah, I did a soap.' I say 'Tell me which one!' It's like being a member of a secret society.” LooksRunningRomanceActorsSecretMembersYeahSoapSecret Society Author:Nathan Fillion
“I'll tell you what I really enjoy. We all go to the movies, we all watch television, we know what they're about, how they work. When the main character is a cop or a spy, it's very exciting, but I also very much enjoy when the main characters are nobodies - a trucker.” KnowsCharacterEnjoyWatchesTelevisionExcitingCopSpyMain CharactersTruckers Author:Nathan Fillion
“I'm actually reading 'World War Z' again! It's incredibly realistic and it's written as an oral history through interviews with different characters. Max Brooks wrote this book in so many different voices. There are about forty or so. It's incredible. When I finish 'World War Z' I'm going to go back and start again on the 'Game of Thrones' series.” WorldBookDifferentWarCharacterReadingGamesVoiceWrittenSeriesIncrediblesWar Of The WorldsInterviewsFortyRealisticThronesMaxBrooksDifferent CharactersOral HistoryDifferent VoicesWorld War Z Author:Nathan Fillion
“I'm constantly pitching one episode where we see life through Castle's eyes. I think Castle's just a little off as far as his perception goes. A very, very clever man, but I want to see the world as Castle sees it - kind of a rose-colored glasses, all the women find him irresistible, all the guys find him super cool and do whatever he says.” ThinkingMenWorldWantKindLittlesEyeGuyPerceptionRoseGlassesCleverEpisodesCastlesIrresistiblePitchingVery CleverClever ManColored GlassRose Colored GlassesSuper Cool Author:Nathan Fillion
“I've always fantasized about being on TV. And I was. Then I fantasized about being in the movies. What could be better than captain of a space ship? I get to ride horses, shoot guns, have adventures.” SpaceAdventureTvsGunHorseShipsCaptains Author:Nathan Fillion
“I've got a full plate, yes I do. That iPod that's nice. A phone recorder? Nicely done. All right I'm a bit of a tech geek. I have a subscription to Popular Science and I keep up on all this stuff.” DoneStuffBitsNicePhonesPlatesGeekIpodsRecordersSubscription Author:Nathan Fillion
“I've had a long line of failed television programs, pilots that were never picked up, series that didn't go very long. I've learned that there's really nothing you can do. If it's not in my control, I try not to worry about it.” IfsTryingLongCan DoLinesWorryTelevisionProgramSeriesI've LearnedPilotsLong Lines Author:Nathan Fillion
“It's so great in Hollywood now. You have people past 40 sitting and talking about serious stuff, writing and making movies and TV, but there's laser pistols and superheroes and alien monsters involved. It's viable and mainstream.” PeopleWritingPastStuffTalkingSeriousTvsInvolvedSittingHollywoodMonstersAliensMainstreamSuperheroPistolsLasers Author:Nathan Fillion
“My dinner spot is usually in front of the TV. I'll grill a steak and whip up a salad and watch 'Hoarders.' I love it because a) I'm kind of voyeuristic, and b) every time I see an episode, I go to the one room where all my unpacked boxes wound up, and I throw out a box of stuff.” KindStuffRoomsWatchesFrontsTvsBoxesDinnerWoundsSpotsEpisodesWhipsSaladSteak Author:Nathan Fillion
“My first Comic-Con was when I first met Joss Whedon: He introduced me to that world and I'd never been to a convention before that. He and a bunch of the 'Buffy' and 'Angel' writers were all going down in a big van and he invited me along.” WorldFirstsBigsMetsAngelBunchComicConventionsInvitedVansComic Con Author:Nathan Fillion
“My guiltiest pleasure? 'Untamed & Uncut'. Videos of people being attacked by animals. Yeah. I don't know why. I just love seeing guys who say, 'I'm gonna stick my hand in that crocodile's mouth and see what happens.' And then it snaps down on them. There you go - that's what you get! It's a wild animal, my friend.” PeopleKnowsHandsHappensGuyPleasureAnimalSeeingMouthsMy FriendsYeahSticksVideoSnapsWild AnimalCrocodilesUntamed Author:Nathan Fillion
“When I go to a sci-fi convention, oh God, it's the closest thing to being a rock star I will ever know in this life. I want to be a rock star, don't you? It's a good thing to be, a rock star.” KnowsWantStarsRocksGood ThingsThis LifeSci FiConventionsClosestRock Star Author:Nathan Fillion
“Working on Drive, a lot of fun. This is Tim Minear whom I've worked with before on Firefly of course. He called me up and said I've got a part for you that you will love and I love Tim's writing. I love his stories. I love his characters, his dialogue. He has a knack for reveals and he has a knack for moments.” WritingSaidMomentsCharacterStoriesCoursesFunDialogueKnackFirefly Author:Nathan Fillion
“You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.” LittlesSelfPrideWoundsGoofySelf DeprecatingSelf Deprecating Humor Author:Nathan Fillion
“You have a dramatic portion of your television program and you treat it dramatically, and then you have a comedic portion of your program, and you treat it differently. Why do you change who are between the two pieces? You're the same person. Just go.” PersonsTwoPiecesTelevisionProgramTreatsDramaticPortionsComedic Author:Nathan Fillion
“You want to put out a TV show? If you have the money to do it on your own, by yourself, and you have a TV network, you can do it by yourself. But the nature of the beast is, art needs finance. That's how this industry works. So until the Internet becomes our source of entertainment - and watch it, I believe it will - this is how things go.” IfsWantNeedsBelieveArtShowsI BelieveCan DoWatchesTvsSourceIndustryInternetEntertainmentFinanceBeastTv ShowsYou Can Do It Author:Nathan Fillion
