“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
“I think about my own daily choices every day in terms of how to find happiness.” ThinkingChoicesTermMy OwnFinding HappinessDaily Choices 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'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
“My mother always tells me, 'Nathan, you're very much a geek, but your strength is that you look mainstream. So no one can tell just by looking at you.' I think this is true.” ThinkingLooksMotherMainstreamGeek Author:Nathan Fillion
“I think maybe, if I could be a Canadian super hero, I'd have some kind of freezing power and some sort of maple syrup weapon. Could be a little sticky.” IfsThinkingKindLittlesHeroWeaponsIf I CouldFreezingStickyMapleSyrupSuper HeroMaple Syrup 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
“I enjoy the art, and I enjoy drawing. I think my printing to this day looks like the printing right out of a comic book.” ThinkingLooksArtBookEnjoyDrawingComicThis DayComic BookPrinting 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
“What draws me to roles, I think, are moments - moments that define character, where so much more of the story is told in just a moment - a look, a line, a short scene, but something that speaks a volume, something that speaks to me.” ThinkingLooksMomentsCharacterStoriesSpeakLinesRolesSceneDrawsVolume 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
“Growing up, my parents managed to show me the importance of reading without cramming it down my throat. A difficult task, I'm sure. It breaks my heart to think that there are kids out there, ready to have their imaginations lit on fire, excited and wanting to read, and facing naked shelves in their school or local libraries. Rather than complain or wait till the system stops failing our nation's children this is a matter I feel we must take into our own hands. There are children, right now, waiting-wanting to read. What shall we tell them>” ThinkingFeelsHeartChildrenMatterShowsHandsKidsSchoolReadingNationsWaitingParentDifficultImaginationBreakGrowing UpFireGrowingFailingReadyMy HeartRight NowTasksImportanceLibraryExcitedComplainingLocalsNakedThroatShow MeShelvesLitBreaking My HeartDifficult TasksImportance Of ReadingCramming Author:Nathan Fillion
“I tell you, 'Firefly'? Best job I ever had. Heartbroken when it was canceled, but had it not been canceled, I never would have gotten 'Serenity'. I think 'Serenity' is the most incredible thing I've ever been able to actually get my hands on and do. I can't even tell you how much love I have for that project.” ThinkingI CanHandsAbleJobsProjectsIncrediblesSerenityHeartbrokenBest JobMuch LoveFirefly 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 thought what would be really just choice for a revamp and a reboot is 'The Greatest American Hero.' I think I'd be just that kind of perfect not prepared for this kind of thing, but thrust into circumstances he's not prepared for... that's another niche of mine. Unpreparedness. Not knowing what to do. I'm good at being that guy.” ThinkingKindWould BeGuyChoicesPerfectKnowingMinesHeroCircumstancesPreparedNot KnowingThrustThat GuyNicheKnowing What To DoAmerican Hero Author:Nathan Fillion
“I consider 'Dr. Horrible' a tremendous success. The fact that it won an Emmy I just think lends validity to what we were doing and the point we were trying to make: taking the power into someone else's hands and changing the world.” ThinkingWorldTryingFactsHandsHorribleChanging The WorldDrsValidityEmmys 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 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'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
