Playing characters that speak a very violent language was my livelihood. Greg Bryk More Quotes by Greg Bryk More Quotes From Greg Bryk I grew up with a very quick temper, and the language of violence is a language that I'm very familiar and comfortable with. Greg Bryk grew-up violence language The world is a dangerous, unstable place and sometimes there are casualties and struggles for power. Greg Bryk struggle sometimes world How do you fight the stagnation of monogamy and the monotony of time together? Greg Bryk monogamy fighting together Within the stability of a family struggle, when there's less chaos, you can have the most soul-searching and the most digging to find out what and who you really are. Greg Bryk digging soul struggle Fights take a long time to shoot. Greg Bryk long-time fighting long You look at your past and things that are unresolved and figure out what you need to do to move forward and fill a role with your family and in your community. Greg Bryk community past moving I just think that, at the end of the day, you needed the catharsis of revelation. Greg Bryk catharsis the-end-of-the-day thinking If you trust that the people making the show love the source material and the characters, and it's a different medium and there are different requirements for long-form storytelling that will hopefully carry over a number of seasons, then it's exciting. Greg Bryk numbers character long The difficult thing about shooting a television series is that you never have enough time. You really don't. Greg Bryk enough-time shooting television I'm at a point in my life where I have three kids. I'm a father, and you start to take stock and measure yourself as a man and see where there's room for growth. Greg Bryk men father kids The violence is the violence. I understand that we're sometimes squeamish about it, but I think that strength needs to be called on once in awhile, and sometimes that's the only thing that will work. Greg Bryk violence needs thinking I had a great mother, and I'm very comfortable with that maternal element. Greg Bryk great-mother elements mother I bake my daughter cupcakes for her school. I'm very hands-on. Greg Bryk daughter hands school I'm also the father of three beautiful children and I've been married to my wife for 18 years, and we've been together for 20 years, so I have a very tender side. Greg Bryk beautiful father children I did the David Cronenberg film, A History of Violence, with Viggo Mortensen and I played a real sociopath. For the next seven years, I played the psycho-of-the-week. Greg Bryk next real years I boxed through college and I played college level football. I was a linebacker. Greg Bryk levels college football You really have to be a character to serve it properly. Obviously, you're acting, but you have to have those things in yourself, whether it's the experience or the same qualities. Greg Bryk quality acting character If you give a scene enough room to breathe, actors will hopefully find those magical moments. Greg Bryk actors giving rooms
