James Wolk Quotes

#1. I try to stay away from the more schmaltzy side of things. That can backfire quickly.

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#2. As an actor, that's the most important thing. You want to be able to let go and not hold onto anything, so that you can give an honest portrayal and performance.

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#3. I personally am not a shorts-wearing guy. That goes for any form of shorts, beside sports shorts, that I have to wear.

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#4. My dad used to put me in front of the TV screen and made me watch old Jimmy Durante and Dean Martin movies. I just always loved entertainment.

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#5. When you feel moved by the story, you want to tell that story.

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#6. I had just finished working on a play, and we started to talk to the 'Happy Endings' folks. There was interest from both sides, which was exciting, because I thought it was very fresh. Adam Pally's just a really funny, talented dude. I thought I'd be great to jump on and do some comedy.

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#7. In my everyday life, I'm a jeans and button-up shirt kind of guy.

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#8. In Michigan, if you want to act, it's local theater, it's high school theater and it's going to camp and putting on plays in the summer, and I always loved doing that. There was something that just drew me to it.

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#9. I think you always want to be open to things ... it's just the matter of finding something I believe in, finding a character I believe in, and I think that's the way it should always be. I'm looking for things that excite me.

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#10. I have a dog. I'm a dog lover.

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#11. There's a film I did called 'Front of the Class', about a teacher who had Tourette's. That was a beautiful blend of drama and comedy. There's some great moments of levity in the script.

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#12. There's a certain rhythm to comedy that is almost like you're dancing and you just go on autopilot, so to speak. There's something just beautifully enjoyable about comedy in that respect. It's a joy to be able to do that. Drama, you get to go to depths that you haven't gone to before.

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#13. I worked in television now for a few years. I think summer has become a really exciting time for television shows. And I think it's become a time for shows to distinguish themselves.

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#14. I'm also not an avid watcher of the show ['Walking Dead'] for no good reason. I think it's obviously a great show. I think it's a good comparison [to "Zoo"], because it is this apocalyptic world we're living in Season 2 of "Zoo."

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#15. As an actor, you're tied to the writing. You live and die by what's written for you. And you can elevate that to a certain extent, but really, that's your blueprint.

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#16. No one ever judges their own self.

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#17. Anytime you get to join a group of people you admire and respect, you want to keep those doors open.

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#18. I started in theater. I would liken sitcom work more to theater work than I would, perhaps, to dramatic television. It's so quick. It kind of feels like the pace of a play.

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#19. What's been exciting for me is to read the scripts.

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#20. I'm not a network executive, but it seems to be a time when networks take more of a gamble with higher-concept shows. And so, it's fun to be on something that's original, that's finding viewership, that's finding a great audience, and really distinguishing itself. Summer's a great place to do that.

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#21. Acting is great. It's so much fun. It's a job where you literally get to do something that's a great experience, and then you try a new experience, and you take things from all of it.

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#22. Birds always seem like they're swooping down on you.

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#23. You can find old Jewish newspapers from Detroit that have my promotional ad in them. It was a totally insane time in my life. Paul Rudd was also a bar mitzvah emcee, you know? It was like being a local rock star in Detroit.

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#24. I emceed in metro Detroit throughout college, and even when I moved to New York, I would actually fly back on a Friday, emcee on a Saturday, and fly back on Sunday so that I could audition during the week. It was a big part of my life.

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#25. When I was young, my parents made me listen to old music and watch Jimmy Durante. I fell in love with the whole mystique of acting and entertainment.

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#26. I always feel like hard work leads the way, and from there, I leave it up to the powers that be.

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#27. In a great play or a great film, there's a rehearsal period and they find this character. On TV, everything moves fast.

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#28. My mom is an art teacher and my dad owns a women's shoe store, so they're not actors by any means. Well, I guess to sell women's shoes, you have to be an actor.

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#29. Often in television, you read a script and you're amazed that you get the scene given to you.

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#30. I just grew up loving acting and loving entertainment.

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#31. I like 'Homeland' a lot.

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#32. Getting a second thing isn't always easy in this busy, competitive television market.

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