Mark Pellegrino Professions : ActorBorn : April 9, 1965 Browse All Authors Top 34 quotes by Mark Pellegrino Broken people misuse their power while people who have values don't use their powers in a way that harms. Mark Pellegrino brokenusepeople I like characters that do big things boldly and are driven by intensely personal feelings. Mark Pellegrino drivenfeelingscharacter I like everything, jazz and classical, and all over the spectrum. Mark Pellegrino spectrumjazz You develop relationships with people, and suddenly a family of actors and crew that you became so close to are now not around anymore. I'm not too sad about it because I got to move on to something else, but it's sad the way these things turn out. Mark Pellegrino actorspeoplemoving Any power, of course, depends upon the values of the person exercising the power. Mark Pellegrino coursespersonsexercise It's very hard to operate on a general philosophy of power. They say that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, but I don't agree with that. I think you have to be corrupted to be corrupted by power. Mark Pellegrino power-corruptsphilosophythinking When you're up against the clock and break-outs are happening, all the time, and it's literally rushing in on you, you do what you have to do. Mark Pellegrino rushingclockbreak Israel uses weapons to safeguard civilians. Hamas uses civilians to safeguard weapons. Mark Pellegrino weaponsisraeluse What makes a show good for me, personally, is a mystery that just doesn't quit. I want to know why. Why did this happen? Why is this phenomenon occurring? Why did that person do that? A series is really good to me that takes its time in answering those questions. Mark Pellegrino quittingmysterywant Theres a lot of speculation on what the zombie apocalypse thing means. I have a feeling that its kind of an expression of our subconscious fears. I think we know that something big and impossible - some enormous crash, equalizing crash, whatever - may be coming around the corner. Mark Pellegrino expressionmeanthinking Star Trek was a big thing for me. I kind of grew up with that. And Twilight Zone is one of my all-time favorite shows. In fact me and Sam Witwer from Being Human sit down and have marathons to get our little Twilight Zone fix. Mark Pellegrino down-andstarstwilight For me, teaching helps to reaffirm the right principles and values of acting. It helps me focus on the good stuff that can be easy to lose sight of because the business is so result-oriented. Mark Pellegrino focusteachingsight Growing up, I used to watch Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, All in the Family. Those were the shows I watched growing up with my family. And, believe it or not, McMillan and Wife and Columbo. Mark Pellegrino growing-upwifebelieve There's no hero without a villain. Mark Pellegrino withoutvillainhero Everyone has monsters and demons within themselves. They're metaphors for the human condition. Mark Pellegrino demonseveryonehumanmonsters In my opinion, Hollywood doesn't know the context. Hollywood sees a David and Goliath story with Israel being cast in the role of Goliath, as the evil aggressor. The Palestinians are simply innocent reactors to whatever Israelis are throwing at them. And everything - like their economic situation - excuses the savagery. Mark Pellegrino innocentsituationopinionevil Without the villain, the hero sits at home on his couch. Mark Pellegrino withoutvillainherohome My wife turns me onto shows. I do end up watching them. She has to drag me in there, and when she does, I enjoy it. 'Glee' was one of those things for the first year, especially - I got into that. I would sit down with a glass of wine and get into that. I even have a 'Glee' CD in my car. Mark Pellegrino mecarenjoywife I kind of got really, really into 'Hill Street Blues' when it came out. I used to leave a class early just to make sure I could watch the episode of 'Hill Street Blues' that day. Mark Pellegrino streetleavedayhill The great thing about Satan is it's kind of like Hamlet. Everyone puts their own signature on it in a way, whether it's Al Pacino or little old me. Mark Pellegrino greatmesatanway Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actorAll Authors
