I never feel like I'm looking to get away from my own self. Not as much as I'm trying to get inside the mind of somebody else. Chris Wood More Quotes by Chris Wood More Quotes From Chris Wood If I wasn't making a movie, I was trying to master a new musical instrument or trying to teach myself how to shave with a straight razor. I had to find the weirdest things just to increase my understanding of other cultures or other arts or intellectual pursuits. Chris Wood newmyselfunderstandingtrying I guess each of my roles on the network have been so different. It's great to be entrusted with such interesting, unique, and completely separate characters. Chris Wood greatdifferentuniqueinteresting I've sort of always been obsessed with telling stories and making things up. Chris Wood tellingthingsupalways I've just always sort of been mesmerized by our minds and how people think and how people react differently. Chris Wood reactthinkalwayspeople When they sold me on 'Supergirl', I went and sat down with Andrew Kreisberg and Greg Berlanti, and they described the character to me. Greg Berlanti used a couple of music theater references to kind of explain who the character was. They threw up Chris Pratt in 'Guardians of the Galaxy' as a reference point. Chris Wood downmemusiccharacter I did a lot of musicals growing up. Chris Wood didupgrowinggrowing-up Every character thinks differently, and every character has a different energy and way that they tick. But to find a character like Kai, who is so far that he doesn't even feel things, he is so different from me. That is the most exciting part. Chris Wood feelmecharacterway Sometimes you hate villains, but you love that you hate them, and it finds this happy medium where you enjoy the process of loathing them so much that you want them to be there. It's such a weird, twisted thing that our minds do. Chris Wood youhatehappylove I studied religions and all kinds of other things in college. I took a Shakespearean villain course for English literature. It was really intense. I think that sort of rounds a person. In this business, it's really important for us to be interesting... and have interests. Chris Wood thinkvillainbusinesscollege I play rec softball sort of religiously. I'm a huge baseball fan. When I lived in New York City, I'd go to a Yankees game every week. Chris Wood citynewgameplay If I get back into theater, I think I'd want to do a play. I enjoy singing, but it beats me up a bit. I get super paranoid and self-conscious about my voice. Chris Wood thinkmeenjoysinging I was one of those weirdos who, at six years old, was telling everybody that I wanted to be an actor. I saw my sister in a play and realized that I wanted to play make believe in front of people; I was always goofing around and putting on shows for my family. Chris Wood sisterfamilybelievepeople Hopefully, everyone has the same feeling I do when they perform. I get such a thrill from getting to play make believe. My favorite place to be is trying to be somebody else. Chris Wood feelingplacetryingbelieve Any other illness, any other disease that we're faced with, there's sympathy and understanding. We get help for those. With mental illness, our go-to is to categorize them as, 'Oh, they're crazy,' to belittle the problem. Chris Wood crazyunderstandingproblemsympathy I lost my father four years ago to what was the culmination of a manic episode that seemingly, to my family, came completely out of the blue after 59 years on this earth with no issues that we knew about, at least - sort of a normal run-of-the-mill guy who did his job and came home and had a family. Chris Wood familyhomebluefather Six years is a long time to play the same characters on the same show. Chris Wood long-timeplaytimelong I left 'Containment' for the first time understanding the exhaustion some people have after they've done a really demanding emotional and physical project. I wanted a break, to be honest with you, and I needed to recover. Chris Wood some-peopleyoutimepeople I drink regular pour-over coffee, black. It's all about the beans. I'm always stocked at home with single-origin coffees from around the world, never more than two weeks old, kept in airtight containers. Chris Wood blackcoffeehomeworld I only hope that people understand that if I've just come from the gym or am fresh off a red-eye flight and look like a sweaty mess, I might not be super keen on photo ops! Chris Wood lookgymhopepeople I miss the simplicity of college, with specific due dates, a consistent schedule, and a solid routine. Chris Wood missroutinesimplicitycollege
