I like auditioning. I like working on material. I just love working. Patrick J. Adams More Quotes by Patrick J. Adams More Quotes From Patrick J. Adams Troian is one of the most incredibly gifted actors I have ever seen. Patrick J. Adams giftedactors I feel like I went from being a boy to being a man, in some respects, through the help of Dustin Hoffman. Patrick J. Adams helpingmenboys I was really a charmer; I was the guy who would get to the office, the principal would sit me down and within 10 minutes, we'd be, like, talking about some movies or something. Patrick J. Adams guyofficetalking I fell in love with acting, just going to a lot of plays. My parents went to a lot of plays, and I went to a lot of schools that would get plays for kids. Patrick J. Adams playkidsschool The entire time I was up shooting 'Suits,' I was running back to my trailer to help get 'Nine Circles' produced. It's a no-brainer for me to keep that part of life alive. Patrick J. Adams shootingcirclesrunning I ended up doing literally every television show ever made, for at least a day. It was great to see how that worked. That's how I cut my teeth. Patrick J. Adams teethcuttingtelevision I was always into film, but theater was my entry point. I always felt like film didn't make sense to me, as a kid. Patrick J. Adams theaterfilmkids I like the chance to work on material. Sometimes it helps to not be going into a room cold and to know people. Patrick J. Adams helpingpeoplerooms Film and television was so strange to me because I didn't grow up in the business, I didn't know anything about it. Patrick J. Adams film-and-televisiongrowing-upstrange I'm really blessed with the people in my life who keep me on track and keep pushing me forward. Patrick J. Adams trackblessedpeople So, from a very young age, my mom tells me that I wanted to be Michael J. Fox. I didn't want to be an actor. I just wanted to be Michael J. Fox for awhile. And then, I realized that he was an actor, so I pursued that. Patrick J. Adams momagewant It's the big question of every TV show, right, where you have these two people who it's clear the world wants to put them together and everyone wants to see them together, but also when you're telling these stories you can't throw these people together immediately. Patrick J. Adams tv-showstwopeople I just love shows that don't hand everything to you, that ask you to be smarter. I think that's something really important that HBO has done to change the landscape of TV. Patrick J. Adams hbohandsthinking Anytime I met an actor, I just attacked them and said, 'How did you do this?' Eventually, I began to realize that you went to school for it. I wasn't a bright kid, so it took me a long time to figure that out. Patrick J. Adams longkidsschool What's really interesting and fun to explore is not just the falling in love and everything being great, but the obstacles to falling in love. Patrick J. Adams falling-in-lovefuninteresting Theater is a way to keep challenging myself. Patrick J. Adams challenging-myselfchallengesway Mike and Harvey finally consummate things, a great cliffhanger Patrick J. Adams cliffhangerharveymike My whole career is just terror, from beginning to end. That's kind of my thing. A lot of happy accidents happened. Patrick J. Adams happy-accidentscareerskind My dad was a journalist. He was in Rwanda right after the genocide. In Berlin when the wall came down. He was always disappearing and coming back with amazing stories. So telling stories for a living made sense to me. Patrick J. Adams berlinwalldad To get a job as a blackjack dealer, you have to be able to count very quickly. Obviously, you need to do at least math, adding up to 21 very quickly. Patrick J. Adams needgetjobyou
