Next to acting, being in the great outdoors is my biggest passion. Seth Numrich More Quotes by Seth Numrich More Quotes From Seth Numrich I've played a couple of gay characters onstage, and it's always been something I'm comfortable with. I grew up in a family and a culture that doesn't have stigmas about sexuality. Seth Numrich always family gay culture I've actually seen a good amount of the shows at Lincoln Center Theater. I went to school right across the street at Juilliard, so some of the first stuff I got to see here in New York was at the Lincoln Center Theater. I've always been inspired by the work that they do. Seth Numrich street good work school Working with Al Pacino was an amazing experience. He's such an amazing guy. He's an incredible performer and actor - and, aside from that, just a generous human being. Seth Numrich human-being amazing being experience I really hope that I can continue to do classical theatre - it's something I am really passionate about and I'd love to explore. Seth Numrich i-am theatre hope love Theatre has been a part of my life since before I can remember - my dad is also an actor and a director and a storyteller who lives and works in the Twin Cities; my mom is a nurse practitioner, but she also grew up doing theatre - so, it has always been a part of my experience. Seth Numrich my-life experience dad life In theater, you get to rehearse several weeks, you memorize everything, and by the time you open, you know what the play is. In film, it's almost the opposite. You do your work on your own and maybe have a couple of minutes to rehearse. When the camera rolls, you generally don't know what's going to happen. Seth Numrich camera you work time I have never been able to hold onto a really strict gym regime because I get bored. Seth Numrich get never gym bored I'm always interested in storytelling and whatever form that comes in. Seth Numrich whatever always storytelling form I don't think there should be a hierarchy of what is valid in the arts. Seth Numrich think arts hierarchy should Boxing is a lot of preparation and then improvising, so there are parallels to being an actor. Seth Numrich actor being boxing preparation If I could go back to my first year of acting school, I'd probably say: 'Relax. Stop taking yourself so seriously.' Seth Numrich stop yourself relax school When I was six, someone in my family gave me a yellow pencil holder that had my name printed on it. I still have it, and when I'm doing table work in rehearsal, I use it to carry my highlighters and other writing utensils. I love it. Seth Numrich me family work love Math was always hard for me, but my dad would come up with ways of making it fun. I remember playing 'Number Munchers' on our old Mac... That counts as math class, right? Seth Numrich me dad fun remember During my childhood, I played just about every sport imaginable, which became less feasible at Juilliard... Although I remember our annual dodge-ball game as a highlight. The Juilliard 'Fighting Penguins' are a force to be reckoned with. Seth Numrich game childhood fighting remember A dear friend of mine always brings a pineapple instead of flowers when he comes to a show. I love it. Seth Numrich flowers friend always love If you think you're in shape, try boxing. You'll discover that you are not. It's the most physically challenging thing I've ever attempted, but I love it and I want to keep up some of the training. Seth Numrich think you training love Boxing is really an art form. It might just look like two people beating each other up, but when you look closer, it's actually quite beautiful and interesting. Seth Numrich you beautiful people art When you're home-schooled, you have to have a certain level of work ethic. Otherwise, you don't get anything done. Seth Numrich you work-ethic done work My weakness as an actor is that I think too much. Seth Numrich actor think weakness too-much Theater has been my way of learning about everything. Seth Numrich about everything learning way
