“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
“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
“My job changes very little because I've found that the more you try to be funny, the less funny you become.” TryingLittlesJobsFoundChanging Jobs 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
“In all my characters, I try to find an iota of myself, and in Castle, I found a lot. He gets away with a lot, so that's fun.” TryingCharacterFoundFunGet AwayCastles 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
“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 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'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
