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" Whenever you have a character in which one of his defining qualities is his sexuality, it's always challenging, because you don't want to bring in someone who's going to play that in a phony way. "

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" 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. "

Nelsan Ellis

Devil

Character

Play

" When you deal with Alan Ball, you're dealing with a person who is a genius in terms of how art imitates life. "

" There are homophobic people in my family. They're deeply religious. "

" I rejected being a lot of things that I grew up in, and yet I didn't. I got all my tactics from where I grew up... I can talk about all the people in those environments more than I can talk about the teachers at Juilliard or anyone else. "

Nelsan Ellis

Got

I Can

" Let gay people get married. "

" I am a vampire/werewolf and sci-fi fanatic. God is so good! I get to play in a series that has all that! "

" Although I can be a leading man, you wouldn't look at me and go, 'He's a leading man.' "

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

Nelsan Ellis

Challenging

Ball

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

" When you're in a position that you can comfortably give, you need to pay it forward. "

" Everybody kept saying, 'I just don't know how to sell you.' I'm odd. I don't think you can put a finger on me. "

Nelsan Ellis

You

Know

" Being different gives the world color. "

" I see a project, and I say I want to audition for it, and people let me audition for it. There's a lot to be grateful for. "

" My mom's side, they're southern Baptist Christian. "

" When you act with phenomenal actors, it makes your job much easier because all you have to do is react. "

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

" I was raised by women. "

" 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. "

" The ultimate part that I want to play in my life is Jimi Hendrix, so I guess I'm drawn to music even though I can't sing or dance very well. "

" Fiona Shaw is a goddess to me. "

Nelsan Ellis

Goddess

" With 'True Blood,' you don't know what to expect. You don't know how wild it's gonna get. "

" It's hard to get an education when teachers spend 70 percent of their time trying to discipline students. "

" Boot camp was the first time I got a heavy dose of discipline. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. "

" I don't look anything like my mother, except when I'm Lafayette. I look like my father. "

Nelsan Ellis

Anything

Look

" 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. "

" There were not many black students at Juilliard, unfortunately. So when you get there, you become very good friends, in particular, with the other black students. "

" But no one told me that when you're in the military, they own you. "

Nelsan Ellis

Military

Own

" 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. "

Nelsan Ellis

Want

Man

" I had no intention of being an actor. "

" When I wanted to become a serious actor, this girl told me, 'You should go to Juilliard.' And I said, 'Okay.' "