When I got out of school, it used to be that it was theater actors that ended up doing film and television, and you had to come from the theater to be taken seriously in that world.
ZACHARY QUINTOI probably get eight straight hours of acting in an entire season or two seasons of Suits. It’s broken into such small pieces.
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We’re living in an increasingly nationalistic, xenophobic time, and you can see it reflected in societies all over the world.
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I loved auditioning because it was just an opportunity to act. Whether or not I got the job was the next hurdle, but the idea that I would get to act that day was the thing that excited me the most about it.
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I think it’s like, you know, you can’t get ahead of yourself, because no amount of success or exposure or opportunity is going to really matter or be ultimately fulfilling unless you can be totally present in what you’re doing right now.
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There’s nothing so freeing as going to rehearsal and having that experience.
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I only auditioned at four schools. I started performing and studying when I was in middle school, and then as I got into high school, it just got more serious. I feel like it became more of a vocation. It became clear to me at that point that I wanted to pursue it.
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I found myself in a pattern of being attracted to people who were somehow unavailable, and what I realized was that I was protecting myself because I equate the idea of connection and love with trauma and death.
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I want to be working with directors who are at the top of their game. I want to be raising the bar for myself, and to me, the best way to do that is to prove to them that I’m the best for this job.
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There was no other concern; there was no other focus [in the Governor’s School]. It was simply there to learn and grow and perform, and that was pretty amazing and informative. I’d say that was a big pivotal moment for me.
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I find that communication as an actor and person is an important part of who I am. And I’m really drawn into the psychology of those dynamics.
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I’m a big believer in the notion that our greatest potential lies in our darkest parts. To a certain extent it’s only in facing those parts of ourselves that we can truly grow, and I think that’s true of all of the characters I’ve played, certainly in the past few years.
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[Edward Snowden and his team] they’re great characters. They’re fascinating people. They were in an extraordinary situation.
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Heroes’ really changed the game for me in a way that nothing before it had.
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I’m incredibly happy, I’m incredibly lucky.
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I would love to be a voice in this maelstrom of chaos and obsessive celebrity infatuation that says, ‘Let’s talk about something that matters’.
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My return to the theater in New York was so specific. I didn’t want it to be about leveraging my exposure or my fame, so the first show I did in New York was an ensemble piece at an Off-Broadway theater, and I wanted to make sure that it was just about the play and about the experience.
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