Nelsan Ellis Quotes

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Nelsan Ellis

Profession : Actor

Birth : November 30, 1977

You go back to my town, it's like going back to the 1960s... just not a great place to grow up.

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

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

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

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I was raised by women.

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

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I can't approach a character with judgment.

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The arts are suffering amongst public schools, but also, minority theater companies are struggling, and I firmly believe in freedom of expression through the arts.

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

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