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“My job is always going to change; the characters that I'm playing are always going to change. I look forward to playing a grandfather at some point.”

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Milo Ventimiglia

Milo Ventimiglia is an American actor, born on July 8, 1977. He gained widespread recognition for his role as Derek Shepherd in the television series 'Grey's Anatomy', for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. He has also appeared in several films, including 'Incredibles 2' and 'Kick-Ass'. more

“I think there's an initial shedding of the skin of a character when you've played them for so long, almost like a snake losing its skin. But when a job is done, I kind of walk away from it because I know that I need to prep for whatever else I'm going onto - I need to get back to being myself, which... Who knows exactly who that is, with all the talking voices in my head. You know, back to being a bit of a blank slate again. It becomes a necessity as an actor - at least for the way that I act.”

Thinking Kind Long Done Character Losing Skins Being Myself

Author:Milo Ventimiglia

“An audience gets to hang onto the characters for the rest of their lives if they want. I think it's great that the fans do that. It's just not too practical for a man like myself because I have to move on.”

Thinking Men Character Moving Audience

Author:Milo Ventimiglia

“I think with actors, we tend to get rid of characters - and not get rid of them as in discard them or throw them away, but it's just that you take that jacket off because you're going to be putting a different jacket on.”

Thinking Different Character

Author:Milo Ventimiglia

“I think that any good storytelling lends itself to closing a chapter but also knowing that there's a few more volumes beyond that to dream off of.”

Thinking Dream Storytelling

Author:Milo Ventimiglia