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" We didn't get to see a lot of movies in my house growing up, so the first time I got to go to the movies - I think it was 'E.T.' - I was like, 'Oh my God, somebody else gets my imagination!' "

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" When you really put your heart and soul into something, the temptation is to try to be in control of circumstances, however you can, and looking and seeing how people are responding. But I realized, early on, that that was just not going to be a healthy thing for me to do. "

Matt Bomer

Soul

Control

Looking

" 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. "

" When I was in high school, there was no safe haven, there was no outlet for you to speak your mind. "

" I love 'Sunset Boulevard.' I love the writing, I love the performances, I love the camera work. I think it's a perfect movie. "

" I pretty much got busted for everything, but I definitely stretched out my boundaries as a kid, as well. "

" As actors you're always going to take certain roles that are in your comfort zone and take ones that aren't. "

" I don't think it's a bad thing to go out there and challenge yourself as an actor. "

" I've been handling guns since I was a kid. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" It's a struggle for anybody to take their paradigms and set of beliefs and understandings and completely flip the script. "

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

" 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. "

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

Matt Bomer

Working

Love

" Certain characters are sticky, especially if they help you grow up as a person, I think. "

" In the end, someone is depending on me to show up on their set looking a specific way, whether that's 40 pounds overweight or 40 pounds underweight - or looking like a stripper. "

Matt Bomer

Someone

Way

" One of the things about the con artist lifestyle is that all the romance is sort of sloppy and fast and loose. "

" It's rare that you get to play a great role that has an arc. "

" My standard uniform is a T-shirt and jeans. "

" I can safely say that I had an incredibly difficult and trying past growing up and trying to be an artist and standing up as who I am in this world. "

" How can you not have preconceived notions and expectations of who Kelsey Grammer is gonna be? He's been in my living room since my TV was on. And he exceeded them all, somehow. He's such a beautiful and open-hearted collaborator and mentor and such a great family man. I was just lucky to get to work with him and learn from him. "

" I'm so grateful to be born in the times I live in and to be provided the opportunities I've been given. I'd be wrong to complain. "

" I don't care about the size of the roles, or how they're marketed or billed or anything like that. I would love to be a part of stories that tell us about where we've come from, where we are, where we're going - with great directors. "

Matt Bomer

Great

Love

" Making a great television show is hard enough. To also tackle F. Scott - whoa. "

" I like endings that let your imagination do a lot of the work. "

" I grew up on theater, and honestly, I'm trying to figure out a way with a family and kids and living in Los Angeles to get back to the stage because it is my first love. "

" Certainly, when you're dealing with more deep, emotional work and sensory work, for me, it helps me to just stay in it. "

Matt Bomer

Work

Emotional

" There was so much going on in 1936 with the height of the Great Depression and the Spanish Civil War and Germany on the move and all of those things. There was a tension in the air. "

" My favorite thing about working with Lady Gaga is really just the sheer level of creativity she brings to the table. And she's really one of the most intelligent people I've ever known. Her intelligence is equaled by her heart. "