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“My father was a very fun dad; he was always coaching our soccer sports teams, he made sure that we had activities to do. He was kind of goofy and fun. But at the same time, he had a lot of lessons to teach us so that we didn't grow up and just not be good people. I try and reflect a lot on how I was raised by my father in the character that I'm playing now in being a dad. You've got to be strong for these kids. You also have to be fun and teach them all the lessons, not just one, or two, or three.”

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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

“There were a million different things I could have chosen or wanted to do, but the path of an artist was the one that pulled me the most. I did local theater and plays in school. I think there was a sense of entertaining - being on the stage, making people laugh, making people cry - that I was drawn to. It was also one of those things like, "I can do this for a very long time."”

People Thinking Long Different School Artist Laughing Path Cry Chosen Making People Laugh

Author:Milo Ventimiglia

“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.”

Character Grandfather

Author:Milo Ventimiglia

“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