“I think it's a dance that people want to see. It's a chemistry that people want to see. In the same way that people don't want to see a perfect hero with no flaws who can handle anything, people don't want to see a perfect relationship. There's nothing interesting about that. People want to see you fail.” PeopleThinkingWayWantPerfectInterestingFailingHeroHandleFlawsChemistryWant To See YouPerfect Relationship Author:Nathan Fillion
“When people embrace character, it informs their living, breathing moments in a scene so well.” PeopleWellsMomentsCharacterSceneEmbraceBreathing Author:Nathan Fillion
“I'm fortunate enough that every job I do seems to be, at the very least, teaching me something fantastic. I make new friends. I work with talented people. And each project and experience seems to be better than the last. I seem to be topping myself all the time. I think to myself: "It can't get better, it can't get better..." And then something happens that makes me feel like I'm truly richer for the experience.” PeopleThinkingFeelsEnoughSeemsHappensJobsLastsTeachingProjectsThings HappenFantasticFortunateGet BetterNew FriendsToppings 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
“What turned me on to comedy was - well, first of all, I like being able to laugh, I like people who can make me laugh.” PeopleFirstsWellsAbleLaughingComedyMake Me Laugh Author:Nathan Fillion
“I realized, dumb people don't know they're dumb. When people try to make me laugh and they try to be funny, that's when they lose me. I find a lot of comedy in honesty.” PeopleKnowsTryingLosesLaughingComedyHonestyI RealizedDumbMake Me LaughDumb People Author:Nathan Fillion
“People keep inviting me back. It's nice to work with the same people when you've had a good time previously, and this is one of those cases.” PeopleCasesNiceGood TimesInvitingHad A Good Time Author:Nathan Fillion
“I think people imagine that I have about five scripts sitting in front of me and I say, 'I think I'm going to go with the super hero thing and after that I'll wrap it up with some more sci-fi and then do a romantic comedy.' But it doesn't quite work out that way.” PeopleThinkingWayFiveComedyImagineFrontsHeroSittingScriptsWork OutSci FiImagine ThatWrapsSuper Hero Author:Nathan Fillion
“With scheduling and the way projects come up, I take the first thing that interests me and that moves me. If it's going to be fun, if I'm going to have a good time, and I'm going to enjoy the people I'm with, then that's a good enough reason to do it.” PeopleIfsWayFirstsReasonEnoughMovingFunEnjoyInterestProjectsCome UpGood TimesGood EnoughHaving A Good TimeScheduling Author:Nathan Fillion
“I tried my hand at writing, I tried to write out a little script - and it's not too bad. Mostly, though, it let me understand how incredibly difficult that job is. I can't even imagine doing it on a weekly basis for a series in any way. That's tough. I think I'll try to leave that to smarter people than me.” PeopleThinkingWayWritingTryingLittlesI CanHandsJobsDifficultImagineToughLet MeBasesSeriesScriptsSmarter Author:Nathan Fillion
“I have jobs that I've preferred more than others simply because I've gotten to meet and make friends with great people. I've pulled at least one very close friend from every project I've done.” PeopleDoneJobsProjectsGreat PeopleClose Friends Author:Nathan Fillion
“I'm the one who often makes the 'Murder, She Wrote' reference, and ABC hates that, they don't want me to do that. And I say that having never actually watched 'Murder, She Wrote'. I think people have been trying to compare it to crime shows that are on right now, and all I can do is listen. I don't watch a lot of TV.” PeopleThinkingWantTryingHas BeensI CanShowsHateCan DoWatchesCrimeTvsRight NowMurderCompareWant Me Author:Nathan Fillion
“There are people who have energy that say don't come near me, don't get too close. There's people like Adrienne Shelley who have the energy of come over here and give me a hug and if you're around me you're going to be happy about it.” PeopleIfsGivingEnergyGive MeHugShelley Author:Nathan Fillion
“I love what I do. And why not be nice? I mean, I've seen people who work and they're apparently not enjoying it, and they're making sure everybody knows it.” PeopleKnowsMeanEnjoyNiceWhy NotBeing Nice Author:Nathan Fillion
“No one wants to see a person on TV who's super-ultra-cool. That's Superman, that's a thing of the past. Heroes are now flawed, and have terrible tempers, you know? They're real people.” PeopleKnowsWantPersonsRealPastTvsHeroTerribleTemperFlawedUltras Author:Nathan Fillion
“When people embrace character, there's latzie. It's the stuffing of a scene that's not written. It's not in the stage direction and it's not in the words. When people embrace character, it informs their living, breathing moments in a scene so well.” PeopleWellsMomentsCharacterWrittenStageSceneEmbraceBreathingStage Directions Author:Nathan Fillion
“You know, I endeavor to be more like my older brother. He's very magnetic. He's actually very much like 'Castle' in that people are attracted to him, and just want to be near him. You want to know where my brother is in a crowded room? He's the guy with the crowd around him.” PeopleKnowsWantGuyRoomsBrotherCrowdsMy BrotherEndeavorCastlesCrowdedMagneticOlder Brother Author:Nathan Fillion
“I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.” PeopleThinkingCoattails 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
“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 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
