I try to maintain the perspective that life is meant to be laughed at. Nicholas Brendon More Quotes by Nicholas Brendon More Quotes From Nicholas Brendon I would like to have the superpower of being able to touch a book and then gain all the knowledge out of that book without spending hours and days reading it. Nicholas Brendon able reading book No one escapes being haunted by something that absolutely terrifies them to the core, but very few feel it's okay to admit what it is that haunts us. Nicholas Brendon core okay feels I always wanted to be an actor, but with a speech impediment it's kind of tough. I decided to roll the dice and take an acting class, which was very, very nerve-wracking... my stomach would just be in knots. Nicholas Brendon actors acting class My brain is just always going and going and going. Nicholas Brendon brain I've had to work on being a slow talker. Nicholas Brendon talkers I will always have a stutter. Nicholas Brendon I played baseball in college but I didn't identify with the jocks, I was in my own little world . Nicholas Brendon college baseball world I had a stutter 'till... I still do today. I just work on it a lot. I obsess, if you will, with it, but I stuttered throughout my childhood. Nicholas Brendon childhood stills today As an actor, it's more interesting to play a nerd than anything else. It's a lot more fun - you don't worry about 'what's my hair like?' in the morning or 'which is my great angle? Nicholas Brendon hair morning fun I couldn't help feeling people thought I was a moron, and my self-imposed insecurity constantly bedeviled me. Nicholas Brendon self feelings people Constant repetition of tongue-twisters was like lifting weights for me, but patience and persistence have paid off. Nicholas Brendon lifting-weights persistence patience When I first started auditioning I would stutter a lot because I was so terribly frightened. Nicholas Brendon frightened firsts I would just like to leave this big, floating rock having inspired somebody, having made a difference. It doesn't mean I have to be a huge megastar. I would like to entertain people. I love to do that. Nicholas Brendon rocks differences mean It was nice to make things right, and I went to prom and actually had a good time in the TV world - the real world wasn't so much fun. Nicholas Brendon good time fun world It's funny, when you become an actor and you're successful, they don't want to talk about acting any more. 'Hey let's talk about that stuff you were fired from.' Nicholas Brendon talk you want funny Look, I know what it feels like to believe you're 'different' in a bad way. Nicholas Brendon look you believe way
