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" Everybody kept saying, 'I just don't know how to sell you.' I'm odd. I don't think you can put a finger on me. "
Nelsan Ellis
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" I'd always dabbled in acting. "
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" When I moved to Chicago, I was coming from a school that didn't have any arts in Alabama. I essentially came from a town where the arts didn't exist and the desire for education didn't exist and wasn't valued. "
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" If you want to get married to a man, then get married to a man. If two women want to get married, they should get married. It's not hurting me. "
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" There were not many black students at Juilliard, unfortunately. So when you get there, you become very good friends, in particular, with the other black students. "
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" Boot camp was the first time I got a heavy dose of discipline. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. "
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" Whenever you have a character in which one of his defining qualities is his sexuality, it's always challenging, because you don't want to bring in someone who's going to play that in a phony way. "
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" When you're in a position that you can comfortably give, you need to pay it forward. "
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" There are homophobic people in my family. They're deeply religious. "
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" I was quiet. If I really wanted to say something, I would. I just wasn't interested in saying anything. "
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" The sci-fi fans in America... they are die-hard. They will follow you to the ends of the Earth. Once they attach themselves to a show and believe in the show and love the characters, they're there forever, and they're unshakeable. "
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" I love working with Alexander Skarsgard. He brings such gravity to a scene. "
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" At some point in my life, I wanted to be in a vampire movie. "
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" When I wanted to become a serious actor, this girl told me, 'You should go to Juilliard.' And I said, 'Okay.' "
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" I think, in this country, anybody can do whatever they want to do as long as it's not hurting anybody else or violating the laws of society. "
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" I empty myself out and fill myself with the character. I would play a devil worshipper, and I would fill myself up with whatever devil worshippers believe. Then, as myself, I empty that out and become Nelsan. "
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