'Carrie Diaries' is very heartfelt and earnest in a lot of ways. Matt Letscher More Quotes by Matt Letscher More Quotes From Matt Letscher I got into acting in high school mainly because I wasn't doing anything else and started to hit a few bumps in the road. And there was a conference with my parents who said either you find something to do with your time or we will. And so, I don't know why I thought this was the thing to do, but I went to audition for the school play. Matt Letscher parent play school When you're trying to coordinate four separate shows together, it's pretty Herculean. Matt Letscher four together trying I've resigned myself to the fact that the world needs clowns, too, and I was born to be one of them. And it is an important role in our society to play. I try to embrace the silliness of it. Matt Letscher important play trying It's hard to fit everything in and still have episodic television. Matt Letscher fit stills television My family was not an artistic family, but somewhere in my head, I thought I might be good at it. I don't know why I thought it. I had no evidence to think I might be good at it. Matt Letscher artistic might thinking I'm definitely one of the more fortunate ones when it comes to being in the right place at the right time. Matt Letscher right-place fortunate right-time I have a mind that always wants to be busy. Matt Letscher wants always busy mind From the first audition on stage, I knew I loved acting. Matt Letscher loved first stage acting Nobody wants to hear me sing! I can sing, but nobody wants to be there for it. Matt Letscher sing nobody me i-can You especially want to strive for that nuance on a show like 'The Flash,' which is different from 'Legends' in the sense that it's really, at its heart, a smaller show. It's a more intimate show, in a way. Matt Letscher you legends heart way My first movie was 'The Mask Of Zorro,' and that was all swords and horses and swashbuckling, and I thought, 'This is what movies are.' Obviously, I never made another one like that again; those are very rare. Matt Letscher movies never thought mask I am always really respectful of anything that has the kind of longevity and fan base that something like DC Comics has and 'The Flash' series in particular has. Matt Letscher i-am something like always Why would anybody say no to somebody's happiness? Matt Letscher somebody why say happiness Sadly, in the most nerdy way possible, my superpower is anagramming. Matt Letscher possible superpower nerdy way I don't want to infringe on Alec Baldwin's territory, but I'm a pretty darn good 'Words With Friends' player. Matt Letscher words good friends want To go straight to 'Scandal' and get to play the larger-than-life guy who has the page-long rants and gets drilled in the leg with blood flying everywhere, it was a blast. It's really been a nice counterpoint after the first season of 'The Carrie Diaries.' Matt Letscher go flying nice play During my senior year, when I was attending the University of Michigan and getting a drama degree, the Purple Rose Theatre was in its second season. The year before was the company's inaugural season. I, of course, wanted to work there. It was started by a really prominent local actor, Jeff Daniels. Matt Letscher university work rose drama As an actor, you are always waiting for someone else to be able to tell you when it's okay to work, and as a writer, you can just pick up your computer and start whenever you want. That is really freeing. Matt Letscher start you waiting work I was offered the role of the Reverse Flash on 'The Flash' by Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg and Greg Berlanti, who co-created the series with Andrew. I said 'yes' immediately because I had worked with those guys before on the show 'Eli Stone.' Matt Letscher producer show stone said I was not a comic book kid. Matt Letscher kid comic-book comic book
