Nathan Fillion Quotes

I think that acting can be a very pressurized existence. So when I'm not working, I spend very loose and unpressurized time and I like to meet people who have a similar attitude.

I don't have 4 or 5 projects in front of me and an offer on every one saying 'what one would you like to do?' Things come along one at a time.

When people embrace character, it informs their living, breathing moments in a scene so well.

I've got a full plate, yes I do. That iPod that's nice. A phone recorder? Nicely done. All right I'm a bit of a tech geek. I have a subscription to Popular Science and I keep up on all this stuff.

My brain is like a hard drive. Once you start adding new information, you start cutting off old information.

I love when a TV show, or entertainment in general, makes me feel something; be it positive, be it negative, be it happiness, be it awkward, uncomfortable if it can make me feel, it's done it's job.

When you slick back your hair, you get a really good idea of just how melon-like your head actually is.

When I was a waiter I was fired twice from the same restaurant. I guess I was that good of an actor but that bad of a waiter.

I think about my own daily choices every day in terms of how to find happiness.

I enjoy the art, and I enjoy drawing. I think my printing to this day looks like the printing right out of a comic book.

When I watch TV I can tell when someone is punching the joke and telling me when to laugh (I’ll decide when to laugh, thank you very much).

I like doing things where I can get dirty, work with my hands, and use power tools. Last weekend, I did some grouting.

There's comedy even in tragedy. There's comedy in life. And in 'Castle', we go for that comedy.

In all my characters, I try to find an iota of myself, and in Castle, I found a lot. He gets away with a lot, so that's fun.

I've always noticed a difference between working with a director and working with a writer/director. In how much they're invested and how specific they are.

No one wants to see a person on TV who's super-ultra-cool. That's Superman, that's a thing of the past. Heroes are now flawed, and have terrible tempers, you know? They're real people.

I had an Indiana Jones fedora that I loved. I don't know what happened to it. I don't know where it went. Wish I had it back. Whoever's got it, you suck.

I would cancel dialysis to be in the [hopefully upcoming Firefly] movie.

'Desperate Housewives' is an ensemble cast, where I played a tertiary character. I made a lot of great friends, but that show didn't keep me very busy.

Castle isn't really affected emotionally by murder. He's thrilled about, 'Oh, my God, I wonder how this happened?'

I've got a fantastic life. I enjoy what I do for a living. I see the blessings; I'm not blind.

I'll never look down on and I love running into actors who say 'Oh yeah, I did a soap.' I say 'Tell me which one!' It's like being a member of a secret society.

Castle is a guy living in a fantasy world. He's in his imagination, writing these stories of murder.

'Castle' is a guy living in a fantasy world. He's in his imagination, writing these stories of murder.

I got amazing training both with Theatre Sports... back in Edmonton, Alberta - I can't give those people enough credit - and the daytime drama I did. Incredible training, both of them.

When I was very young, before I could read, I remember being very interested in comic books.

Saw a little girl touch a big bug and shout, "I conquered my fear! YES!" and calmly walk away. I was inspired.