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" 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. "

Nelsan Ellis

Believe

Suffering

Freedom

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" I had no intention of being an actor. "

" Being different makes you beautiful. "

" You have to be a tough gay person in the South. "

" I was quiet. If I really wanted to say something, I would. I just wasn't interested in saying anything. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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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Want

Man

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I think, in this country, anybody can do whatever they want to do as long as it's not hurting anybody else or violating the laws of society. "

" Anna Paquin is marvelous, and she brings so much experience to the table. "

" Fiona Shaw is a goddess to me. "

Nelsan Ellis

Goddess

" You have to learn to not hate who you have to live with. "

" I can't approach a character with judgment. "

" I was quiet, and I was artistic. I liked writing poetry, and that was very strange, so I was bullied a lot. "

" At some point in my life, I wanted to be in a vampire movie. "

" My idea of horses is from when I grew up on a farm. They were big, and they were dumb. "

" Alan Ball, he's good at challenging his actors, I'll say that. "

Nelsan Ellis

Challenging

Ball

" I was raised by women. "

" I went from unknown to having no anonymity. "

" I love working with Alexander Skarsgard. He brings such gravity to a scene. "

Nelsan Ellis

Gravity

Working

" Being different gives the world color. "

" Acting is the only thing that makes me happy. "

Nelsan Ellis

Thing

Only

" I can play a doctor, and I can play a thug. "

" I empty myself out and fill myself with the character. I would play a devil worshipper, and I would fill myself up with whatever devil worshippers believe. Then, as myself, I empty that out and become Nelsan. "