“I can disappear into things very easily. But with acting, you have to be in the moment, and it gives me this incredibly fulfilling emotion: being really present.” GivingI CanMomentsActingEmotionGive MeDisappearBeing RealFulfilling Author:Troy Garity
“I spent all of my childhood at a performance art camp. Putting on plays, it was more like commedia dell'arte. It wasn't career-oriented in any way. It was more fun and therapeutic, so I never really thought of it as something I would end up doing. I was more convinced I was going to be a painter.” WayArtEndsPlayFunCareersChildhoodPerformancesConvincedPainterCampsTherapeuticPerformance ArtDell Author:Troy Garity
“I want to show my range before I fall into any typecasting. I've turned down a lot of things trying to wait. But at the end of my career, whether that be tomorrow or 40 years from now, I would like to look back and be able to say, 'Ah, I never fell into any gimmicks.'” WantTryingYearsLooksEndsShowsAbleFallWaitingCareersTomorrowRangeTurned DownGimmicksTypecastingBefore I Fall Author:Troy Garity
“My mother was married to one of the greatest newsmen of all times. CNN was built out of his idealism and his recognition that, in a global age, we needed greater understanding of the world around us.” WorldAgeMotherUnderstandingGreaterNeededMarriedBuiltAll TimeRecognitionIdealismCnn Author:Troy Garity
“School is such an encouraging and safe environment. It's filled with idealism and just really working on your craft. When you enter the business world - where art meets commerce - it can become quite depressing.” WorldArtSchoolEnvironmentSafeFilledCraftsCommerceDepressingIdealismBusiness WorldSafe Environment Author:Troy Garity
“'The Portrait of Dorian Grey' beautifully articulates how the altruistic part of ourselves clashes with our essentially narcissistic state.” StatesPortraitsGreyNarcissisticClashDorian Grey Author:Walton Goggins
“I wrote about wasting time, which I suppose is a part of the great human journey. We're supposed to wallow, to go through the desert without water for a long time so that when we finally drink it, we'll truly need it and we won't spill a drop. It's about being present.” NeedsHumansLongWaterJourneyDrinkLong TimeDesertWasting TimeSpills Author:Walton Goggins
“At 15 I auditioned for 42nd Street in Australia. Dein Perry was in that show. I actually got the job but I couldn't do it because I was only 15. Legally I needed to have another 15-year-old to cover consecutive nights.” YearsShowsJobsNightStreetsNeededAustraliaConsecutive42nd Street Author:Adam Garcia
“I do like to keep mementos from my work, whether they be photos, the backs of make-up chairs or even props and clothes.” ClothesChairsPropsMemento Author:Adam Garcia