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" I'm blessed to have a family, so it's not like I'm twiddling my thumbs. When I'm not working, that's where all my attention comes. "
Matt Bomer
Attention
Family
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" There's a security, a validity of knowing that it's legal. It's hard to put into words. It's just a feeling, I guess - something about saying vows in front of the people around you who love and support you. "
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" Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that's not where equality comes from. "
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" I had a very progressive drama teacher who would buy all the plays that were in New York and bring them to suburban Texas. "
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" I was raised in a conservative Christian household. We weren't even allowed to watch 'secular' television, anything that was deemed not proper for Christians. "
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" I have, like, three suits to my name. But one thing I've learned is that when you dress up in real life, people treat you differently. "
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" I don't think it's a bad thing to go out there and challenge yourself as an actor. "
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" For every role, I brought certain elements of the character. Even on 'White Collar' over six years, I tried to keep the set fun and breezy and Howard Hawks-y and very of the tone of the show. "
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" Activism isn't beautiful and easy, or a bunch of people getting together and picketing; it's a lot more complicated and difficult than that. "
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" Just being attached to 'Superman' actually gave a great boost to my career. "
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" I did a one-off episode of 'The New Normal' for Ryan Murphy, and that was the first time I played a gay role. "
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" I used to go to sports camp every summer. I'd make a lot of new friends, and it was all athletic. It was basically a place for parents to send their kids to run out all their summer energy for two weeks. "
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" I like to just work with great directors. "
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" You should be watching 'White Collar' because it's a fun, intelligent procedural infused with a lot of great character writing by Jeff Eastin. "
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" When I was 8 years old, I asked my parents to get me head shots, and they were like, 'What are you talking about? Go outside and play!' I'm so glad they did. "
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" My parents knew if they kept me active, I'd stay out of trouble. "
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" I remember taking my brother's car out, pushing it down the driveway in neutral in the night, and going out joyriding with friends and getting flat tires and getting busted. My license was revoked by my dad. So, definitely, I was a kid. I was a teenage boy. "
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" For me, I look at a pilot and go, 'I see the landscape. I see the characters. I see the direction and the potential of the story.' And I also go, 'That didn't work. I could change that. Maybe that works. I don't know. We'll see.' For me, I look at it, as an actor, as what can I improve upon? "
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" I have more faith in Santa Claus now than I do an exec. "
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" I love 'Jaws,' and I think Robert Shaw's performance in 'Jaws' is one of the best screen performances of all time. I am a massive Robert Shaw fan. I think he's a brilliant, brilliant talent and we lost him way before his time. "
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" Playing athletics, playing a lot of different sports, going to drama school... I was one of those kids who wanted to do everything, so I ended up being pretty average at everything. "
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" I'm completely happy and fulfilled in my personal life. "
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" It's a struggle for anybody to take their paradigms and set of beliefs and understandings and completely flip the script. "
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" Outside of, as a kid, just wanting to be able to fly and run faster than a speeding locomotive and being able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, we'd like to hope that, when push comes to shove, we can do the right thing. I think as long as there is that hope in our society and in the zeitgeist of superheroes, Superman will be relevant. "
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" It's all about communication and a dialogue between individuals - get rid of the labels, get rid of the shame, get rid of the stigmas and just be your most authentic self. "
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