Honestly, the world can be a dark enough place. Light it up. John Barrowman More Quotes by John Barrowman More Quotes From John Barrowman I don't call myself an actor, I call myself an entertainer, because I don't just do one thing. John Barrowman entertainers one-thing actors I did archery when I was in high school. In our gym class we had two weeks of archery and I remember taking the bow and arrow and firing it up and across the street into a car parking lot. John Barrowman archery class school I find with television, you have to play personality, whereas onstage, everyone talks about "the character," and what you do. It's a very different thing, because stage is much bigger, but on television, for things to come across to the public, I think you have to play a bit of your personality. John Barrowman play character thinking I've always said in my career and in my life I only do things I'm interested in. John Barrowman careers said What I can say that's different in American television… in Britain, they wouldn't cancel something after a couple of episodes. In the States they would. They would just decide it's not working, take it off and put something else in on the fall schedule. John Barrowman couple different fall My first professional job was actually at a place called Opryland USA, which no longer exists, but I've been performing since I was a kid. John Barrowman jobs kids firsts If you put a label on yourself, people will pigeonhole you. John Barrowman labels ifs people I was the one who taught my sister and my niece how to walk in high heels. John Barrowman taught niece high-heels My humour and my work ethic definitely come from my Scottish side, and I have to say the sense of humour doesn't really translate when I'm in America. John Barrowman work-ethic sides america Fit men walking around and bathing, it would be just like being in Ancient Rome [on a footballers dressing room John Barrowman rome would-be men I'm a fan of comic books. I'm a nerd. I'm a geek. I'm all that stuff. John Barrowman nerd fans book If you do something and it goes wrong, you learn from it and you move on. John Barrowman ifs moving You have to do bad things in order to become a hero. You have to make sacrifices. John Barrowman sacrifice hero order The one thing that makes 'Torchwood' work so brilliantly and makes it a little bit above the rest of all other sci-fi dramas out there is that we have a sense of humour. John Barrowman sci-fi littles drama You can be in the public eye all the time and still have a private life, but the important thing is to keep in touch with the people who put you there. John Barrowman important eye people When I go to Florida for Christmas I always take my nieces and nephews out on excursions, ... I become like a big kid again. We go on all the big rides at the theme parks or I stick them in go-karts where their feet can't quite reach the pedals. I think that if you can continue to have the child at heart you may grow old physically but you will stay young mentally. John Barrowman niece heart children It's taken me 30 years to get this way, and I don't intend to let go. I work hard, but I play hard, too, and that's the one part of me that nobody sees. But I intend to be around for a long time yet. John Barrowman hard-work taken letting-go When I was younger I wanted to be an airline pilot, but that lasted for about 30 seconds. John Barrowman airline pilots wanted Whenever I'm in Glasgow I go and stand outside the front of the house I grew up in, which is in Mount Vernon. John Barrowman standing-out grew-up house I'm really passionate about pantomime because it is often the first introduction for a child to theatre, and if that child has a great experience at a pantomime they will continue to come year after year. John Barrowman theatre children years
