Nelsan Ellis Quotes

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Nelsan Ellis

Profession : Actor

Birth : November 30, 1977

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

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

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Acting is the only thing that makes me happy.

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I was quiet, and I was artistic. I liked writing poetry, and that was very strange, so I was bullied a lot.

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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.

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I'm not an emotional person; I keep it in, and I wouldn't know how to get it out if it weren't for acting and writing.

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

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I went from unknown to having no anonymity.

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At some point in my life, I wanted to be in a vampire movie.

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

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Anna Paquin is marvelous, and she brings so much experience to the table.

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'Interview with a Vampire' is my all-time favorite. I also loved 'An American Werewolf in London.'

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

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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.

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Fiona Shaw is a goddess to me.

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

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

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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.

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

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You have to be a tough gay person in the South.

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