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" I don't expect anybody to know who I am. "
Nathan Fillion
Know
Anybody
Expect
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" Thank God there is a such thing as hiatus. We got the first 'Dr. Horrible' done in six days, we banged it out. "
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Days
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" I tell you, 'Firefly'? Best job I ever had. Heartbroken when it was canceled, but had it not been canceled, I never would have gotten 'Serenity'. I think 'Serenity' is the most incredible thing I've ever been able to actually get my hands on and do. I can't even tell you how much love I have for that project. "
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" I've got a full plate, yes I do. That iPod, that's nice. A phone recorder? Nicely done. All right I'm a bit of a tech geek. I have a subscription to Popular Science and I keep up on all this stuff. "
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Science
Yes
" If I got $300 million from the California Lottery, the first thing I would do is buy the rights to 'Firefly', make it on my own, and distribute it on the Internet. "
Nathan Fillion
Lottery
California
Internet
" In all my characters, I try to find an iota of myself, and in Castle, I found a lot. He gets away with a lot, so that's fun. "
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Try
Away
Castle
" I think my printing to this day looks like the printing right out of a comic book. Actually, I always wanted to be in a comic book. I watched cartoons when I was a kid, too, and both comics and cartoons lit fire in my imagination. This realm holds a lot of interest for me, a lot of passion for me. So to be comic-ized, yeah, that's cool. "
Nathan Fillion
Imagination
Day
Passion
" When I go to a sci-fi convention, oh God, it's the closest thing to being a rock star I will ever know in this life. I want to be a rock star, don't you? It's a good thing to be, a rock star. "
Nathan Fillion
You
Life
Good
" Karaoke is something that's near and dear and very close to my heart. I was a karaoke host when I was working my way through university. I was a full-time student and karaoke was my night job. "
Nathan Fillion
Night
Heart
Working
" My first Comic-Con was when I first met Joss Whedon: He introduced me to that world and I'd never been to a convention before that. He and a bunch of the 'Buffy' and 'Angel' writers were all going down in a big van and he invited me along. "
Nathan Fillion
Down
World
Never
" I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on. "
Nathan Fillion
Right
Ride
People
" My brother used to say that when you deal with women, it's difficult to remove emotions from an argument. I never really knew what he meant. Then I read an article that said when it comes to emotion and logic, men's and women's brains are different - my brother was right! Women are very mysterious, but that's part of their joy. "
Nathan Fillion
You
Joy
Women
" You know, I endeavor to be more like my older brother. He's very magnetic. He's actually very much like 'Castle' in that people are attracted to him, and just want to be near him. You want to know where my brother is in a crowded room? He's the guy with the crowd around him. "
Nathan Fillion
Know
Castle
Want
" I'll tell you what I really enjoy. We all go to the movies, we all watch television, we know what they're about, how they work. When the main character is a cop or a spy, it's very exciting, but I also very much enjoy when the main characters are nobodies - a trucker. "
Nathan Fillion
Enjoy
Go
Movies
" I'll never look down on and I love running into actors who say 'Oh yeah, I did a soap.' I say 'Tell me which one!' It's like being a member of a secret society. "
Nathan Fillion
Say
Look
Love
" I've kind of learned this about Joss Whedon. Never say never. I've learned that. I also have another rule about Joss Whedon. Never say no. Just... whatever Joss Whedon wants to do, just do it. "
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Never
Whatever
Just Do It
" I still buy actual books. The smell, having it in your hands - there's really no substitute. "
Nathan Fillion
Buy
Books
Your
" I'm the one who often makes the 'Murder, She Wrote' reference, and ABC hates that, they don't want me to do that. And I say that having never actually watched 'Murder, She Wrote'. I think people have been trying to compare it to crime shows that are on right now, and all I can do is listen. I don't watch a lot of TV. "
Nathan Fillion
Me
She
People
" 'Desperate Housewives' is an ensemble cast, where I played a tertiary character. I made a lot of great friends, but that show didn't keep me very busy. "
Nathan Fillion
Great
Me
Character
" I love 'Strange Brew'. I quote that movie all the time, and no one knows what I'm talking about. "
Nathan Fillion
Time
Love
Movie
" Whatever our bedtime was as kids, we could stay up an extra half hour if we were reading. My parents didn't care as long as I was under the spell of a Stephen King or a Douglas Adams. Now I read in bed. I read at work. I read standing in line. It's like, 'Hello, my name is Nathan and I am a reader.' "
Nathan Fillion
Care
Work
Reading
" I like making sci-fi movies because I like watching sci-fi movies. I like watching horror. I like being in a horror movie. I'm a fan. My perspective's a little different just because I get to participate as well as spectate. "
Nathan Fillion
Movies
Horror
Perspective
" I'm constantly pitching one episode where we see life through Castle's eyes. I think Castle's just a little off as far as his perception goes. A very, very clever man, but I want to see the world as Castle sees it - kind of a rose-colored glasses, all the women find him irresistible, all the guys find him super cool and do whatever he says. "
Nathan Fillion
Women
Cool
Eyes
" You know, Castle, like anyone else, is a human being first. If you take a human being - especially a vain one like 'Castle' -and you bring in a gorgeous woman and have sparks fly, who can help themselves? What are you gonna do? Sparks happen! "
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You
Castle
Fly
" I love what I do. And why not be nice? I mean, I've seen people who work and they're apparently not enjoying it, and they're making sure everybody knows it. "
Nathan Fillion
Love
Be Nice
Nice
" I like to say there's certain things you can't take back: One of them is 'I love you,' and one of them is bullets. "
Nathan Fillion
Back
Like
I Love You
" I've always fantasized about being on TV. And I was. Then I fantasized about being in the movies. What could be better than captain of a space ship? I get to ride horses, shoot guns, have adventures. "
Nathan Fillion
Guns
Movies
Ride
" I had a Ford F-250. It was a big ol' farm truck, but it wasn't a rig. That's about the biggest I've ever driven. That's what I drove back and forth to high school. I was a poor guy, and it was a truck that my uncle owned and let me drive because I had no money. "
Nathan Fillion
Truck
School
High School
" I want my job to include a little adventure, a little more of a heightened reality than what I'm actually living. And 'Castle' has that. He gets this opportunity to tail these homicide detectives, and he's driven by that. He's a little immature, but he's obviously loving life. "
Nathan Fillion
Adventure
Want
Opportunity
" I don't spend a lot of time online. My mother's really good at picking out if she sees a really great review, and she'll forward it to me. She's like my little Internet filter. It's always nice to see something going up; if I want to find something on Nathan Fillion, I do know where to look, but I've got a nice little delivery system in my mom. "
Nathan Fillion
Great
Me
Mother