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" I've been in so many crazy experiences in my life. I was always moving when I was a kid. When I look back, it's hard for me not to feel that certain things just happen for a reason. "

Sebastian Stan

My Life

Life

Crazy

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Sebastian Stan

Know

Experience

" I don't think I've got the stuff that Broadway musicals are made of. But there are definitely many musicals that I enjoy. 'Hair' and 'Rent' might be my favorites. "

" You can't judge a character, and you're never going to always play characters that are morally sound or know right from wrong. "

" I specifically remember doing the musical 'Sweet Charity' at Stagedoor. I was playing Vittorio Vidal, which is a very funny part, and some other small roles. I couldn't really sing that well, but there were so many fun bits, and I just remember the tremendous adrenaline rush I felt from being onstage and hearing the audience enjoying it. "

" The things I learned from my parents, what was deeply ingrained in their generation, is this idea of opportunity and the freedom to have an opportunity. The way the United States was thought of is as a place you can have this chance to do anything, to say, 'This is my idea, and I get to offer it to you, and if you like it, I can profit from it.' "

" Sometimes you don't want to get married too much to a lot of rehearsing, I feel, when it comes to film, because there's so many technicalities. So if I'm in my head, I've gotten settled on something, I'm gonna have to change it if I get there and something was set that's completely different. "

" I've never been ice skating, ever. I'm traumatized by the idea of it. "

" My job as an actor is to just tell the story as best I can from my character's point of view and let the audience decide. "

" When I was younger, it was so much easier. All I needed to do was just get a job. It was like, 'Oh, my God, I have a job! I can call myself a working actor.' But then, the older you get, you have to be more selective, and that's tough. "

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" I was Danny Zuko in 'Grease,' and I was in the musical 'Sweet Charity' and then in the musical 'On the Twentieth Century.' They were great. I mean, singing isn't really my strong suit, but I just really enjoyed it. "

" Playing an unstable, bipolar, multiple-personality-disorder person is definitely up my alley. "

Sebastian Stan

Person

Alley

" I was born in Romania and later lived in Vienna, Austria, for a few years, and I eventually made my way over to New York in '95. "

" Sometimes it's okay to give yourself a pat on the back and say, 'That was cool. That made me feel good.' "

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Live

Life

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