208 Quotes by Nathan Fillion

What draws me to roles, I think, are moments – moments that define character, where so much more of the story is told in just a moment – a look, a line, a short scene, but something that speaks a volume, something that speaks to me.

Whatever our bedtime was as kids, we could stay up an extra half hour if we were reading. My parents didn’t care as long as I was under the spell of a Stephen King or a Douglas Adams. Now I read in bed. I read at work. I read standing in line. It’s like, ‘Hello, my name is Nathan and I am a reader.’

What turned me on to comedy was – well, first of all, I like being able to laugh, I like people who can make me laugh.

I realized, dumb people don’t know they’re dumb. When people try to make me laugh and they try to be funny, that’s when they lose me. I find a lot of comedy in honesty.

Never trust a southerner. No, I’m kidding. They’re wonderful. You want to believe in his niceness and his charm, but he’s an evil kind of crazy man who’s righteous. Fear the righteous.

In all my characters, I try to find an iota of myself, and in Castle, I found a lot. He gets away with a lot, so that’s fun.

When I watch TV I can tell when someone is punching the joke and telling me when to laugh. I’ll decide when to laugh, thank you very much.

It’s hard to shake a stick at success.

Saw a little girl touch a big bug and shout, “I conquered my fear! YES!” and calmly walk away. I was inspired.