“I was going to be a High School teacher. I was studying at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, up in Canada. I was also acting in a wonderfully supportive theatre community in Edmonton. There's a lot of support for theatre there. So, I was having a great time, but I didn't consider acting as a serious career initially, because even the most successful actors that I know in Edmonton are not super successful. Acting over there is just not a success-oriented career.” KnowsSchoolActorsCommunityActingCareersSupportStudySuccessfulTeacherSeriousHigh SchoolUniversityTheatreCanadaSupportiveGreat TimesSchool TeachersAlbertaHigh School TeachersEdmonton Author:Nathan Fillion
“Somebody once said that you can never act and be another person; you're only acting facets of yourself. I think there's a lot of truth in that.” ThinkingPersonsSaidActingFacets Author:Nathan Fillion
“I think that acting can be a very pressurized existence. So when I'm not working, I spend very loose and unpressurized time and I like to meet people who have a similar attitude.” PeopleThinkingActingExistenceAttitude Author:Nathan Fillion
“Somebody told me long ago that in acting, it's okay to steal, just steal from the best.” LongActingOkayStealingLong Ago Author:Nathan Fillion
“I kind of fell backwards into acting. I was studying to be a high school teacher. I look now and I understand completely, or actually barely, how much work it is to be a teacher. It's an incredible amount of work.” LooksKindSchoolActingStudyTeacherAmountHigh SchoolIncrediblesWorking ItBackwardsSchool TeachersHigh School Teachers Author:Nathan Fillion
“Improv as an actor makes you present in the moment. You listen, you're attentive. You're not acting so much as reacting, which is what you're doing in life all the time.” MomentsActorsActingReacting Author:Nathan Fillion
“It's a trap I've fallen into earlier in my career - trying to be liked. Don't do it. When I watch TV and I see someone trying to make me like them, acting cute or quirky or goofy, I'm not impressed. Don't act like America's watching you. Just latch onto your character. Characters are flawed. Be unlikeable. Be flawed. Be a person.” TryingPersonsCharacterAmericaActingCareersWatchesTvsCuteFallenImpressedTrapsFlawedQuirkyGoofyLatchesNot Impressed Author:Nathan Fillion
