Zitat des Tages von Dean Norris:
I earned a black belt when I was in high school. And I did a lot of boxing and full contact karate in college.
The best thing I ever learned from my dad was he knew he wasn't the best of singers, but he always knew he was a great entertainer, and I always thought that was a good concept to bring along, that ultimately acting is an entertainment art and you have to be aware of the fact that you want people to be excited to be watching you.
You know, I'm from the Midwest, man - that shapes my personality much more than having gone to Harvard.
I never had a month or so go by where I haven't had a job, but you always worry that someone will turn off the tap.
When I was in college I did a lot of comedy.
For an actor, playing one character and transitioning to a completely different one is a dream come true.
My dad was a singer in a band and neither of my parents went to college, and I ended up getting into Harvard and was the first person in my family that went to college and it happened to be Harvard.
I never had trouble getting an agent. I went out and got my first couple roles, and literally within six months I never had to have another job other than acting.
As a matter of fact, I am an uncle. I have nine nephews and nieces. I'm not sure if they think I'm all that quick with a quip. But I'm quick with a spank.
If I have a day off I will play golf.
Well, I was a drama kid.
Look, we're in the time of the anti-hero.
Investment banks started recruiting at Harvard back in the day, and they'd fly me down to New York City and I was so poor so I would take advantage of the free flight, the per diem, the hotel. And then I would go audition for stuff.
The way I look at it, I'm a guy who acts to live.
My dad's era believed that there was something noble in being a good guy - the kind of guy that lived straight and narrow, told the truth, and stood up for what he believed was right.