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" Obviously, when you finish something like 'White Collar,' there are so many opportunities to just do something similar because people want that kind of thing, and I really have tried to stretch myself out, for better or for worse. I hope that I'm able to get to continue to do that, as an artist, and I'm not the guy who shows up to be charming. "

Matt Bomer

Opportunities

Myself

" 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. "

" I put on muscle really quick. "

" Just being attached to 'Superman' actually gave a great boost to my career. "

" When it's a really dark emotional scene, you have to make the effort to shake it off, at the end of the day, before you go home to your kids and try to be a normal human being. You definitely want to make that effort to shake it off. "

" I don't know anybody who walks through life all the time in the doldrums, constantly serious and morose. But that's become what we generalize as drama. "

" Human imagination is so much more potent than anything we could put down in words. "

Matt Bomer

Imagination

Words

" I lived in several hotels, yeah. You have to try to make it home. "

" I was always that fringe guy anyway, the guy who played football and then did the musicals. "

" It's so hard for me to let go of 'The Normal Heart.' "

Matt Bomer

Hard

Let Go

" You have to remember you're an artist and get hungry. "

" 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. "

" Everyone needs a reset button so you can start your day without anxiety. For some people, it's running; for some, it's going to the gym. For me, it's meditation. "

" My personal life is a source of incredible happiness for me, but it's personal, and it's not for me to hock or shop around to the highest bidder. "

Matt Bomer

Life Is A

Happiness

" 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. "

" I consider 'White Collar' my home base. I'm so lucky to get to play a character that's very multifaceted and the writers take risks on and never get into a staid process with. "

" I married up. He's an intelligent and kind soul. "

Matt Bomer

Soul

Intelligent

" My grandma blows my mind. To me, she exemplifies what a loving, accepting Christian is. "

Matt Bomer

Blows

Christian

" There's a level of love that really dissolves a lot of egotism and self-absorption. "

" I had a normal childhood where I was able to cultivate my own creativity, and I don't think I would have been ready for this crazy business at 8 years old. "

" Unfortunately, in some parts of the country, some kids are taught at an early age that being different is somehow bad or wrong or worthy of ridicule. "

" I'm a huge fan of 'The Vampire Chronicles,' both the Neil Jordan film and the books themselves. "

" For some reason, they always gave me a fat suit in high-school productions. If there was a character who needed to be robust, they gave me a fat suit, and I put on a silly voice. "

" I remember I was really, really proud the first moment I got my insurance and also just going in to get my SAG card and filling out the form and realizing I was a member of all the unions I could be a part of as an actor. It was a really fulfilling experience for me. "

" I sort of take cues from my grandparents. "

" I think anytime you can show different colors and portray something that you haven't had a chance to do is always really refreshing as an actor. "

" 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. "

" I'm a kid that went to theater school. I thought I was going to be making my living doing plays regionally or in New York or on Broadway, and maybe if I got lucky I would do a movie here or there. "

" I would love to just keep working with really great directors who really inspire me. "

Matt Bomer

Working

Love

" I would say confidence and security and comfortability in one's own skin. I think that's so attractive. Truly. "