Michael Potts

Professions :

Actor

I'll use any excuse to buy a new backpack.

backpack buy new use

I'm a lousy dancer.

lousy dancer

My acting teacher, Earle Gister. He had a genius for knowing exactly where every one of us were in our development as actors. He always knew precisely what to say or suggest to unlock a moment. He somehow always made it seem like it was our idea. I call him 'The Invisible Hand.'

moment genius development teacher

Even during the cuts. He was Rust Cohle during the whole day of shooting. It wasn't until the end of the day that he went back to Matthew 'Just Keep Livin' McConaughey.

end-of-the-day end day back

I've gotten to jump into a lot of different things. And either being bold enough or dumb enough or naive enough to believe I could play them all, it's an exercise of self-delusion.

jump dumb enough believe

If you had asked me when I was in Yale, I would tell you I never would have thought it would happen because I just didn't think of myself of having the Hollywood look.

myself look me you

I had pinned all my hopes on the theater.

pinned hopes had theater

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