Josh McDermitt: Life is a puzzle that I feel like we'll never fully pu...

Thankfully, I don't have a real mullet.

Josh McDermitt

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'The Walking Dead' was my favorite show before I even auditioned for it. That's every actor's dream, to be on a show that they're a fan of. It's just dark, and as a comedian, I'm drawn to dark things.

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A lot of times, working in stand up, youre by yourself ,and so you just have to rely on yourself only but I like working in an ensemble.

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Stop trying to figure it out. I love puzzles, but when I'm done putting together a puzzle, I feel accomplished, and then I wonder, "What's next?" Then I go start another puzzle. Life is a puzzle that I feel like we'll never fully put together. And I like that because, ultimately, I don't want to have life figured out and then wonder, "What's next?" That seems scary to me.

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I can't imagine being on one of those shows where people have to look nice.

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I stand in my own way on a daily basis. I don't know if this is something I will ever overcome completely, and I'm oddly okay with that.

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I'm okay with standing in my way and in turn allowing it to impede my progress, but I'm okay with the struggle of overcoming obstacles despite myself.

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I have an active imagination, and music opens the floodgates of that area of my brain.

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Music, art, landscape - these are all things I draw inspiration from.

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My daily surroundings feed my work, whether it's something I'm working on right now or it's something down the road.

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As an actor, I have to watch people and observe their behaviors - this is how I create characters.

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I find inspiration in literally just about everything.

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I like to be surprised by life.

Josh McDermitt

Everything can inspire me. I know that sounds like a cop-out answer, but I find inspiration in literally just about everything. As an actor, I have to watch people and observe their behaviors - this is how I create characters. My daily surroundings feed my work, whether it's something I'm working on right now or it's something down the road. Music, art, landscape - these are all things I draw inspiration from.

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It's human nature to work on ourselves, to get better in mind, body, and spirit, so there's nothing wrong with trying to live life to your fullest potential.

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I'm on a constant yo-yo of health. I will go a week eating incredibly clean, but then I'll follow that up with a month's worth of binge eating. Then I hit the gym and eat clean, and then I mix it up with core exercises, yoga, Pilates, and sitting on an incline bench while checking my phone.

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For my mind, I try to reduce stress by finding quiet time and meditating.

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Never underestimate the power of sitting quietly.

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I love puzzles, but when I'm done putting together a puzzle, I feel accomplished, and then I wonder, "What's next?" Then I go start another puzzle.

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I don't want to have life figured out and then wonder, "What's next?" That seems scary to me.

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