Quotes by Michael C. Hall

Michael C. Hall

As time passes, I feel more and more a sense of acting being a fundamental part of who I am.

Acting

Fundamentals

Who I Am

Dexter’s a unique killer in that his father saw his dark impulses, shined a light on them, and told Dexter that he saw them, he accepted them, that Dexter is good and that he is worthy of love. And I think that’s what enables him to focus his energies in this unique way.

Dark

Father

Unique

For me, it was more a dramatic shift to go from the stage to the screen.

Dramatic

Screens

Stage

Honestly, I think some of my family members of a certain generation were more skittish about me playing a gay character on Six Feet Under than watching me play a killer.

Character

Gay

Thinking

I certainly know there are people in positions of power in the business who lack imagination and, perhaps as a result of that, think of me as ‘David’. But I wouldn’t really want to work with those people, you know?

People

Position Of Power

Thinking

I don’t think closeted homosexual morticians have the market cornered on self-loathing or sense of shame.

Loathing

Self

Thinking

I have this dream where Little Chino keeps showing up at my door. I would have to kill him even though I was at home trying to have a nice meal with my family. Every time he (Chino) would come to the door, I’m like, ‘you again!’ But I was myself (not Dexter) in the dream. I’m rolling my eyes in the dream because it is so absurd. It was like, this is ridiculous because you (Chino) are not even real!

Dream

Nice

Real

I like to think I am well-mannered. If I have the option at a breakfast place, I’ll go with the grits. That’s how Southern I am.

Grit

Southern

Thinking

I mean, the competition is really created by the buzz around the Emmys. It’s a totally subjective thing.

Buzz

Competition

Mean

I never really considered acting as a career until I moved to New York.

Acting

Careers

New York

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Apology

Broken Heart

Buzz

Careers

Character

Children

Competition

Crazy

Dark

Dexter Morgan

Done

Dramatic

Dream

Father

Feels

Fundamentals

Gay

Grit

Half

Interesting

Jobs

Loathing

Lying

Mean

Memories

Men

Mother

New York

Nice

People

Play

Position Of Power

Real

Right Now

Screens

Secret

Self

Shows

Southern

Special

Stage

Survivor

Thinking

Tragedy

Trying

Unique

Want

Who I Am

Years

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Quotes by Michael C. Hall

Michael C. Hall

As time passes, I feel more and more a sense of acting being a fundamental part of who I am.

Dexter’s a unique killer in that his father saw his dark impulses, shined a light on them, and told Dexter that he saw them, he accepted them, that Dexter is good and that he is worthy of love. And I think that’s what enables him to focus his energies in this unique way.

For me, it was more a dramatic shift to go from the stage to the screen.

Honestly, I think some of my family members of a certain generation were more skittish about me playing a gay character on Six Feet Under than watching me play a killer.

I certainly know there are people in positions of power in the business who lack imagination and, perhaps as a result of that, think of me as ‘David’. But I wouldn’t really want to work with those people, you know?

I don’t think closeted homosexual morticians have the market cornered on self-loathing or sense of shame.

I like to think I am well-mannered. If I have the option at a breakfast place, I’ll go with the grits. That’s how Southern I am.

I mean, the competition is really created by the buzz around the Emmys. It’s a totally subjective thing.

I never really considered acting as a career until I moved to New York.

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