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" At some point in my life, I wanted to be in a vampire movie. "
Nelsan Ellis
Vampire
Life
My Life
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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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" 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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" Alan Ball, he's good at challenging his actors, I'll say that. "
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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 love working with Alexander Skarsgard. He brings such gravity to a scene. "
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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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" I can play a doctor, and I can play a thug. "
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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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Love
Believe
America
" Being different gives the world color. "
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World
Color
Being Different
" I was quiet. If I really wanted to say something, I would. I just wasn't interested in saying anything. "
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Quiet
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Just
" My idea of horses is from when I grew up on a farm. They were big, and they were dumb. "
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" I'm not an emotional person; I keep it in, and I wouldn't know how to get it out if it weren't for acting and writing. "
Nelsan Ellis
Writing
Acting
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" I rejected being a lot of things that I grew up in, and yet I didn't. I got all my tactics from where I grew up... I can talk about all the people in those environments more than I can talk about the teachers at Juilliard or anyone else. "
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" Domestic violence is an epidemic, and yet we don't address it. Until it happens to celebrities. "
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Until
Happens
Domestic
" There are homophobic people in my family. They're deeply religious. "
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Deeply
Family
People
" With 'True Blood,' you don't know what to expect. You don't know how wild it's gonna get. "
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You
Blood
Expect
" It's hard to get an education when teachers spend 70 percent of their time trying to discipline students. "
Nelsan Ellis
Discipline
Education
Teachers
" My years at Thornridge probably changed the course of my life. "
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My Life
Years
Changed
" Let gay people get married. "
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Get Married
Married
People
" I'd always dabbled in acting. "
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Always
Acting
" You have to be a tough gay person in the South. "
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You
Person
Tough
" I am a vampire/werewolf and sci-fi fanatic. God is so good! I get to play in a series that has all that! "
Nelsan Ellis
Fanatic
Get
Good
" Anna Paquin is marvelous, and she brings so much experience to the table. "
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Marvelous
She
Experience
" The arts are suffering amongst public schools, but also, minority theater companies are struggling, and I firmly believe in freedom of expression through the arts. "
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Believe
Suffering
Freedom
" The beautiful thing about this country is that I can be a Christian and feel free to do so. Or somebody cannot be a Christian and do whatever that entails. Or somebody can be a Christian and still be gay, and I support it. "
Nelsan Ellis
Free
Christian
Gay
" The ultimate part that I want to play in my life is Jimi Hendrix, so I guess I'm drawn to music even though I can't sing or dance very well. "
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Want
" 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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School
Arts
Chicago
" Acting is the only thing that makes me happy. "
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" I can't approach a character with judgment. "
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Approach
Character
Judgment