Nathan Fillion Quotes

It costs nothing to say something kind. Even less to shut up altogether.

I don't expect anybody to know who I am.

My worst day is still a really good day. I complain, but I catch myself and count my blessings. I am truly blessed.

Thank God there is a such thing as hiatus. We got the first 'Dr. Horrible' done in six days, we banged it out.

Improv as an actor makes you present in the moment. You listen, you're attentive. You're not acting so much as reacting, which is what you're doing in life all the time.

I like to say there's certain things you can't take back: One of them is 'I love you,' and one of them is bullets.

What turned me on to comedy was - well, first of all, I like being able to laugh, I like people who can make me laugh.

Do something today you've been afraid to do. A decision based on fear is the wrong decision.

I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.

I slowly came to realize that this job of being an actor, you spend most of your time looking for work. That is your job. Your job is auditioning. You spend very little of your time actually working.

I think maybe, if I could be a Canadian super hero, I'd have some kind of freezing power and some sort of maple syrup weapon. Could be a little sticky.

Karaoke is something that's near and dear and very close to my heart. I was a karaoke host when I was working my way through university. I was a full-time student and karaoke was my night job.

I'm the biggest geek of all. Adventure, fantasy, comic books - I can't get enough.

It's a thrill to be a fan amongst fans.

I told myself a while back, 'Love what you do, but don't fall in love with what you do.' That way you won't be brokenhearted if ever it gets canceled five episodes in - which has happened to me.

I want my job to include a little adventure, a little more of a heightened reality than what I'm actually living.

There's only one spot in history for the first ever of anything.

I have jobs that I've preferred more than others simply because I've gotten to meet and make friends with great people. I've pulled at least one very close friend from every project I've done.

My mother always tells me, 'Nathan, you're very much a geek, but your strength is that you look mainstream. So no one can tell just by looking at you.' I think this is true.

I love what I do. And why not be nice? I mean, I've seen people who work and they're apparently not enjoying it, and they're making sure everybody knows it.

I'm not a famous celebrity of any kind. I'm a guy from Edmonton who's got a great job and I'm loving it.

The secret to comedy is not playing the comedy, but actually playing the situation, playing the drama of it.

I'm a plethora of stolen jokes and kitschy references.

I'm living in Los Angeles, I'm in films and I'm on television, and I'm working with actors and telling stories. I'm living the fantasy. My worst day is a great day.

Somebody told me long ago that in acting, it's okay to steal, just steal from the best.

The trick is, when you grow up, find work that feels like play.

You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.

Somebody once said that you can never act and be another person; you're only acting facets of yourself. I think there's a lot of truth in that.

Oh, boy. I'm still in touch with about 90 percent of my exes. They would describe me as being unlucky in love.

What I know of Steve Trevor is everything that I learned from 'Wonder Woman,' the television series with Lynda Carter. And I don't remember much. I do remember his uniform, though.

Never trust a southerner. No, I'm kidding. They're wonderful. You want to believe in his niceness and his charm, but he's an evil kind of crazy man who's righteous. Fear the righteous.

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.

I love 'Strange Brew'. I quote that movie all the time, and no one knows what I'm talking about.

I've always fantasized about being on TV. And I was. Then I fantasized about being in the movies. What could be better than captain of a space ship? I get to ride horses, shoot guns, have adventures.

I have a trophy case that contains all the action figures ever made of me. It also has items I've stolen from my movies, like three guns and holsters from 'Serenity'.

I live in Los Angeles and I like to do a lot of hiking. I live a very relaxed life.

When you work on a soap opera, that's three years of you working every day. There was no time to do anything other than the soap opera - you're locked in.

I am one of the lucky few who is successful in their career, and I'm really enjoying myself.

My job changes very little because I've found that the more you try to be funny, the less funny you become.

I've kind of learned this about Joss Whedon. Never say never. I've learned that. I also have another rule about Joss Whedon. Never say no. Just... whatever Joss Whedon wants to do, just do it.

I still buy actual books. The smell, having it in your hands - there's really no substitute.

When I go to a sci-fi convention, oh God, it's the closest thing to being a rock star I will ever know in this life. I want to be a rock star, don't you? It's a good thing to be, a rock star.

The Incredibles was the best movie ever made. Ever. Made. BSTL.

I relate to those characters - and any character I play - in as much as I put myself in their positions and feel how I would personally deal with their experiences.

People keep inviting me back. It's nice to work with the same people when you've had a good time previously, and this is one of those cases.

It's hard to shake a stick at success.

I'm not a big prop actor.

I want to be a working actor; I want to do jobs that excite me and challenge me, and I want to something fun.

I don't spend a lot of time online.

The nature of the beast is, art needs finance. That's how this industry works.