Kim Coates Professions : Actor Born : February 21, 1958 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Kim Coates I barely leave my cage, my house. Kim Coates cages house It's not like I don't want to play the guy next door. But sometimes they're not the best written or the most complicated. But I am very, very particular about my bad boys. There are certain types of characters I will not play. I've said no so many times to so many parts that are just way too dark. You have to be careful. Kim Coates dark character boys When I decided to go to university I didn't know what I wanted to do. When I had an opportunity to take an elective I took Drama by chance, even though I'd never taken a Drama course or even been in a play in high school. Two years later I was majoring in Drama and I knew I wanted to be an actor. Kim Coates taken drama school I take acting lessons with my coach, and what do I get famous for? Holding a puppy! Kim Coates puppy lessons acting I started out in 1985, and I was Inmate #1 in every prison movie made from '85 to '93. Kim Coates inmates prison made I know people have tattooed my 'Sons of Anarchy' photos, they've painted them, on their bikes. I've seen a few of those, sent to me through friends, where they've actually taken my 8x10 Tig photo and put it right on their bike. Kim Coates taken people son I'm so not scary. I'm a pussycat. But what are you going to do, right? I mean, these cheekbones, and I guess these eyes, and the big nose... this is what my momma and my poppa gave to me, and that's the deal. Kim Coates scary eye mean See, what I don't like listening to is when writers go, 'And then the person cries.' 'Or the person does this.' It's there, but it's not the Bible. I wait and see what happens to me on the day. Kim Coates waiting listening doe Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors