“I'm living in Los Angeles, I'm in films and I'm on television, and I'm working with actors and telling stories. I'm living the fantasy. My worst day is a great day.” StoriesFilmActorsFantasyWorstTelevisionLos AngelesTelling StoriesGreat DayWorst Day Author:Nathan Fillion
“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
“I slowly came to realize that this job of being an actor, you spend most of your time looking for work. That is your job. Your job is auditioning. You spend very little of your time actually working.” LittlesJobsActorsRealizingLooking For Work Author:Nathan Fillion
“I always wanted to be an actor, but in Edmonton, Alberta, that's not a success-oriented career. So I said, 'I'll get my (teaching) degree and then I'll see what happens, but I'll always have that to fall back on.' So if anybody were to look at me and say, 'Oh, you're an actor,' I could always say, 'Hey man, I'm a teacher!'” IfsMenLooksSaidHappensWantedFallActorsCareersTeacherTeachingDegreesHeyLook At MeFall BackAlbertaEdmonton Author:Nathan Fillion
“I want to be a working actor; I want to do jobs that excite me and challenge me, and I want to something fun.” WantJobsActorsFunChallenges Author:Nathan Fillion
“When I was a waiter I was fired twice from the same restaurant. I guess I was that good of an actor but that bad of a waiter.” ActorsRestaurantsWaiter 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
“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
