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All my roots are Broadway. I got my Equity Card doing a Broadway show, and my first love is theater.

When you're on TV, you're looking at a half-page of material, trying to memorize it really quickly. By the time it's on TV, I've already forgotten what I said, but I can still recite my whole role from Shakespeare in the Park. It works a different set of muscles.

From Jesse Tyler Ferguson

If I had a reality show, it would probably be called 'Keeping Fit with Jesse Tyler Ferguson' because then I'd be forced to hit the gym every day.

From Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Growing up, I was a very shy kid but I felt that being on stage or playing another character would somehow open me up. And I think it did.

From Jesse Tyler Ferguson

My dad has always been very proud of me but I think I have exceeded his expectations. When I told him I wanted to be an actor and moved to New York City, I think he assumed I would be playing the guitar on the subway and collecting spare change in my guitar case. The fact that I'm not doing that means that I'm a huge success.

From Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Having red hair is never good when you're a kid. I was picked on a lot and didn't have a lot of friends. But I think that gave me a thick skin and helped make me a better person.

From Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Well, certainly at the Golden Globes, during every commercial break everyone gets up and schmoozes with each other.

From Jesse Tyler Ferguson

At my first Golden Globes, I met people I was very much enamored by: Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. It was surreal to see them in person.

From Jesse Tyler Ferguson

The people I idolized I saw once a year on the Tony Awards. I would buy the cassette tapes of the various Broadway shows and scour the photos inside the recording package. That's how I exposed myself to the arts - New York and professional theater felt like a very distant thing.

From Jesse Tyler Ferguson

I don't have that kind of voice, the big baritone or rousing tenor sound. My wheelhouse was in the frothier pieces. So my appreciation for those older musicals and revivals grew.

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