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" The first season of a show is kind of like an extended pilot. You're only really on the map if it goes a second season. "
David Walton
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" I love being around cool, fun guys, so I've always enjoyed talking to gay men. Maybe it's because I'm an inherent flirt, but it just feels very natural. "
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" I have straight married friends that other friends think are gay, and I have gay friends who don't throw that vibe at all. I know there's a full range out there, but I feel that gay men who aren't flamboyant are underrepresented on-screen. "
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" That's what I like about acting. You don't know where you'll be in year. "
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" In this fragmented world, with such short attention spans, you've got a couple of episodes to make an impression. And if you don't, you start to lose your audience in a big way. "
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" Just because you get a show and it gets on the air doesn't mean jack. It certainly means that you'll be considered for stuff, but you've got to fight and claw to get every job. "
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" Teasing was big in my family, and there is a wonderful way to tease and make people feel more loved. "
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" My first series, I wouldn't even know where to get a clip of it. It was called 'Cracking Up.' It was on 'FOX' in 2004. "
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" I think a lot of guys you see - there seems to be this thing where you can have all the fun in the world, but in the end of the day, there's no one to share it with. "
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" I lived in Koreatown for five years, and I lived blocks away from about seven karaoke bars. "
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" I grew up around a lot of feminine energy. "
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