I got a lot of empathy from my mother growing up, and I think it prevented me from ever really just writing people off. Matt McGorry More Quotes by Matt McGorry More Quotes From Matt McGorry Did people waste time before the internet existed? Matt McGorry wasting-timewastepeople I had a lot of nerves for a long time about career-oriented things, and I've slowly sort of let myself relax into it a bit. Part of me thinks that's maybe the effect of being on two hit shows. I like to think that maybe it's more: You do the things you do, and you do the best you can, and that's all you can hope for, and don't worry too much if it's not it. Matt McGorry careerstwothinking It's rewarding for me to have people know me as two very different characters. I think when you see people as one character, you expect that they are like that character. So it's nice to be able to throw people for a loop a little bit. Matt McGorry nicecharacterthinking I had a lot of nerves for a long time about career-oriented things, and I've slowly sort of let myself relax into it a bit. Matt McGorry relaxlong I've had to realize I need to distance myself a bit from relying on the feedback. I think it's wonderful but can also be poison. You don't want to buy into it too much. Matt McGorry distancepoisonthinking The mind is the most important part of achieving any fitness goal. Mental change always comes before physical change. Matt McGorry importantgoalmind A place of freedom is the best place to have the most creativity. Matt McGorry placebestcreativityfreedom The whole reason I did a bodybuilding show was to see how far I could push my own discipline. It was the hardest thing I've ever done. When I made the switch to acting, I was able to break that down into small, measurable goals like I did with bodybuilding. Matt McGorry goalsdownmy-owndiscipline I was a personal trainer for about a decade. I competed in powerlifting, and I did a bodybuilding competition. I was heavily entrenched in the personal training world. Matt McGorry trainertrainingcompetitionworld I'd feel weird on a show where it was a bunch of dudes that are my type. I like sticking out a little. Matt McGorry showweirdfeellike It's nice being liked for playing the nice guy, but it's also fun to be the funny one. Matt McGorry beingnicefunfunny As for my personal style, I like comfort a lot, like jeans and T-shirts. Having been a trainer for so long, I spend a lot of my days in tank tops, shorts, and T-shirts. Still, I do like the occasions where I get to wear suits and make that a thing. Matt McGorry wearsuitsstylelong Acting with someone else, I can't tell how good they are because if I'm doing my job right, I'm just fully invested in everything that person's saying. Matt McGorry sayingsomeonejobgood For me, my preference for comedy is grounding it in the psychology of the character, and not just kind of making faces. Even when it's a crazy character, grounded comedy resonates more with people because it doesn't look like you're watching someone do vaudeville. No offense to vaudeville. Matt McGorry meyoucharacterpeople I wasn't athletic as a kid, and I was self-conscious about my body, but then in eighth grade I won a school contest, and the prize was a bunch of personal training sessions. Matt McGorry personaltrainingbodyschool I know some people who are like, 'I love fitness,' and I feel like if you have to say that, you're still in the romance stage. I'm in the stage where I've been married to it for 60 years, and I don't think I'll ever get a divorce. Matt McGorry youfitnesslovepeople My character on 'Orange is the New Black' is not one that requires being absolutely shredded with 5% body fat. But I wouldn't be opposed to doing that for a role one day. Matt McGorry fatdayblackcharacter We need to create a society where girls and women are getting the same encouragement and support to build their careers as the boys and men are. From the start. Matt McGorry womensupportsocietymen I have a background in erotic dancing, but that's mostly just - it's not professional, it's just amateur. Matt McGorry professionalbackgroundjustdancing I feel like my early experiences of acting, and I think a lot of other actors' too, are probably at camp or school plays where you get to have great range. At camp, I remember getting to play a 50-year-old man. Matt McGorry greatyoumanschool
