I kind of fell backwards into acting. I was studying to be a high school teacher. I look now and I understand completely, or actually barely, how much work it is to be a teacher. Its an incredible amount of work. – Nathan Fillion
I was attending the University of Alberta. I was going to be a high school teacher, like my parents. I failed – no, I didnt fail a class, I just barely passed. I really didnt try. It was Canadian history, through the plays of the time. My God, those were boring plays. – Nathan Fillion
Ill never look down on and I love running into actors who say Oh yeah, I did a soap. I say Tell me which one! Its like being a member of a secret society. – Nathan Fillion
Ive got a full plate, yes I do. That iPod, thats nice. A phone recorder? Nicely done. All right Im a bit of a tech geek. I have a subscription to Popular Science and I keep up on all this stuff. – Nathan Fillion
I consider Dr. Horrible a tremendous success. The fact that it won an Emmy I just think lends validity to what we were doing and the point we were trying to make: taking the power into someone elses hands and changing the world. – Nathan Fillion
Ive always fantasized about being on TV. And I was. Then I fantasized about being in the movies. What could be better than captain of a space ship? I get to ride horses, shoot guns, have adventures. – Nathan Fillion
Its so great in Hollywood now. You have people past 40 sitting and talking about serious stuff, writing and making movies and TV, but theres laser pistols and superheroes and alien monsters involved. Its viable and mainstream. – Nathan Fillion
Ill tell you what I really enjoy. We all go to the movies, we all watch television, we know what theyre about, how they work. When the main character is a cop or a spy, its very exciting, but I also very much enjoy when the main characters are nobodies – a trucker. – Nathan Fillion
I like making sci-fi movies because I like watching sci-fi movies. I like watching horror. I like being in a horror movie. Im a fan. My perspectives a little different just because I get to participate as well as spectate. – Nathan Fillion
I have a trophy case that contains all the action figures ever made of me. It also has items Ive stolen from my movies, like three guns and holsters from Serenity. – Nathan Fillion
Castle is a guy living in a fantasy world. Hes in his imagination, writing these stories of murder. – Nathan Fillion
Im comfortable only when theres a mutual attraction. Thats what anyone wants. If I find out shes not attracted to me, it brings down my level of attraction to her. If Im interested and find out shes not, I tend to cool off. – Nathan Fillion
You have a dramatic portion of your television program and you treat it dramatically, and then you have a comedic portion of your program, and you treat it differently. Why do you change who are between the two pieces? Youre the same person. Just go. – Nathan Fillion
I got amazing training both with Theatre Sports… back in Edmonton, Alberta – I cant give those people enough credit – and the daytime drama I did. Incredible training, both of them. – Nathan Fillion
I like doing things where I can get dirty, work with my hands, and use power tools. Last weekend, I did some grouting. – Nathan Fillion
Basically, after an ABC sitcom I did, I ended up with a holding deal with 20th Century Fox. Absolutely cool. It pays you to be unemployed. And the bigger the entity that gives you the deal, the better. – Nathan Fillion
