I think about all the people who have created something that lives after them - works of art, plays, music, films, literature, poetry that will be read, seen, performed, and heard for the rest of time. If I could do something that lives after me, then I think I will have had a life well led.

Seamus Dever

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There is nothing like being on stage. by Seamus Dever

There is nothing like being on stage.

stage

I used to love stage above all, but that was when I was a single man. As I get older, the time commitment gets harder for theatre.

single-man theatre commitment

Everyone talks about the elusive thing with chemistry. If you have a romance on screen or anything, the first thing you have to do is become friends with the person. Its not necessarily about falling in love.

romance falling-in-love firsts

No, it's that fun we have. It's real. I'm so thankful they cast good, funny, interesting, warm, kind people in “Castle”, because we blend very well together. At this point it's like a family. We help each other. I constantly ask them: “What's funnier: if I do this or I do that?” And I don't think we care anymore about looking weak or unprofessional. We all just want the best for each other and for the show.

real fun thinking

It's hard to remain patient when it seems so debilitating to do so. The balance comes with staying ambitious while being patient.

ambitious balance patient

A lot of people just capitulate and say, "Well, that's just the way things are." I think that can be deadly for creative people.

creative people thinking

Anger and desire for revenge can be a great motivating force. It's either that or you allow it to affect your confidence and that can be crippling.

force revenge desire

Working with my hands keeps me sane. by Seamus Dever

Working with my hands keeps me sane.

sane hands

I am an old school sort of syndicated cartoon watcher. I'm a big... by Seamus Dever

I am an old school sort of syndicated cartoon watcher. I'm a big fan of Voltron, too.

fans cartoon school

My wife Juliana and I first saw Eurovision while on our honeymoon in Greece in 2006, and we were amazed by it. They basically recreate a music video onstage, and pyro cannons, LED video screens, background dancers, fireworks, costume changes, and wind machines are their tools.

wife music tools wind

My eyebrows - they have a life of their own. I don't arch them on purpose; I don't do, like, arching exercises or anything, I promise! I try to maintain a neutral mass, but they just sort of go with whatever the situation is!

try situation purpose life

I feel like Eurovision is a parallel dimension. It reminds me of 'Dance Fever' and 'Solid Gold' when I was a kid. Then when you hear these songs sung in English by someone who may or may not understand the words, the unique awesomeness hits you.

words me you dance

If you can't imagine female torch singers and Skrillex-style demon techno onstage at the same moment, you don't know Eurovision.

know moment you imagine