And I'd watch George C. Scott from backstage. He was one of my mentors.
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My dad was a theater actor, so I would follow him backstage. And my mom was a casting director. The moment I heard the applause and realized it would get me out of school, I was hooked.
I grew up around backstage, and that clinched it for me.
I sat backstage and had a beer with Richard Chamberlain, Paul Newman, and Princess Grace.
Chris Farley, I was a huge fan of his growing up. I would love to do something kind of slapstick and funny, maybe where I could change my look even a little bit.
My dream collaboration would probably be Sam Smith.
If I wasn't an actor, I think I would be a pastor.
I think, before 'Watchmen,' I was the guy from 'Grey's Anatomy' who's a pretty good guy, a pretty charming sweet guy, and so as an actor, I really wanted to do something as far from that as I could.
Backstage life is terrific training for an actor, seeing shows from the wings.
I wanted to be the perfect artist. I'd do three hours of media interviews a day, going to every radio station I could squeeze in. I'd sign autographs after the show until everybody left.
The high point of my entire junior high school career was going backstage to meet George Harrison. I was simply awestruck.