- [on supporting actors who are just getting started] "So many people's dreams die because they just can't get people to believe in them."
- [on playing the antagonist in Emperor] "I'm the kind of actor who doesn't like to bring the work home, so I try to avoid that as much as possible. That said, it's pretty hard not to have bits of darkness seep into you when you are portraying this kind of person. It costs you a little something every time, so I look for things to do to shake it off. It took a bit of time to shake that one completely. Luckily, I filmed Florida Girls (a comedy) for POP TV a couple of months after this, so it was nice to have had the opportunity to have that release valve and just be silly on the next one."
- [on having cancer twice] "You've got to live your life now and to the fullest. Cancer derailed my acting career for almost two years when I was 19. Once I was done with chemo, I got right back up on stage as fast as I could. I got myself an agent as soon as I could. I did other things for a while (kiltmaking) and came back to acting. When it hit me again, I didn't stay down. I confronted it head-on. I'm not the kind of guy to let a silly little thing like cancer keep me down. Now, one thing I've tried to do as an advocate for cancer survivors and patients is to express to people that body awareness and self-awareness are key to catching this stuff early and early detention is what saves your life. I'm living proof of that."
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