'Saving Grace,' even though fictionally it was set in Oklahoma, we shot it right outside of L.A. Bailey Chase More Quotes by Bailey Chase More Quotes From Bailey Chase I was growing up with a single mom who'd be at work when I came home from school. So I'd just turn on the TV. I grew up watching old Clint Eastwood westerns. I adopted him as one of my male role models. Bailey Chase growing-up mom home George Clooney had the web of celebrity from television and doing 'ER,' and he's able to parlay that into films. God willing, I'll be up there in a few years. Bailey Chase able television years It was a great time to grow up in Chicago. It was the mid-80s, and we had the 85 Bears and the Michael Jordan era. Bailey Chase eras growing-up chicago I was a psychology major. I think that definitely helps in general life; I enjoy trying to figure out why people are the way they are. Bailey Chase psychology people thinking Once a Cubs fan, always a Cubs fan. Bailey Chase cubs fans Everybody has their own approach. I don't adhere to any one philosophy. I learn a lot from life and people - watching and other people watching. Bailey Chase approach philosophy people I am pretty diligent with my fitness routine. I am not like a crazy workout-holic, but I stay active. Bailey Chase routine crazy workout I just really enjoy the ritual of going to work and playing, which is essentially what we do. We play pretend. Acting is a kids' game. Bailey Chase games play kids Where I grew up, acting wasn't really accessible. I was just playing sports. But, I did watch a lot of TV. I watched a lot of Clint Eastwood movies on TV and had this fantasy of being like him when I grew up. Bailey Chase acting sports watches I definitely have an eye on doing more work in features and playing different characters, but I am also a big fan of going on vacation and playing golf and going to the beach. With anything, it's about finding the balance. Bailey Chase eye character beach I love when a director shows up with a lot of energy, and different ideas about how to change things and do it a different way. Once you get into series, sometimes you don't have that, so I certainly don't take that for granted when I get it. Bailey Chase different-ideas energy way I really loved the story. I originally read for Walt Longmire. He is obviously a very dynamic, strong, manly man that almost any dude would want to play. Once I got in the room and met with everybody, the feedback came back that they loved me, but that I didn't have the age. And then, they brought up the idea of Branch, who wasn't that interesting on the page in the pilot, but once they explained the vision, I really bought into it. Bailey Chase strong play men When I sat down with the creators of the show [Longmire], back when we were first starting to do the pilot, Branch was not that interesting on the page. What really sold me on the show and the character was their vision for him. It took the whole first season to flesh him out. Bailey Chase vision character interesting First and foremost, my hats off to our directors and camera department. That is something I will miss after Longmire. I can't imagine working on another show that looks like this. We'll get the whole crew out on location and have a hundred people standing around, waiting for about 40 minutes, so that sun is just a little bit further in the sky and the light is hitting the cloud, in the perfect way. Bailey Chase light sky clouds I prefer to do cable TV because it allows you the time to do other things. I definitely have an eye on doing more work in features and playing different characters, but I am also a big fan of going on vacation and playing golf and going to the beach. Bailey Chase i-am you work time I live in Hollywood, California. It's absolutely nothing like Absaroka County, Wyoming. For me, it's a great escape and I really enjoy it. Bailey Chase live great me enjoy 'Longmire' is more of a show about the characters, and you couldn't pay a bigger compliment than to want to know more about my character, or the characters on the show. Bailey Chase know you want character 'Damages' was cool. It brought me back to New York for a little while, so that was a lot of fun, and I was obviously very excited about the opportunity to work with Rose Byrne and Glenn Close. I'd been a fan of that show before I started working on it. Bailey Chase cool me work opportunity I had grand visions of being in professional sports. But when reality set in, I went, 'Oh, OK. I'll just move to Hollywood and be an actor.' I didn't want to look back on my life and wonder, 'What if I had done this? Or I had done that?' Bailey Chase my-life look sports life I went to church as a kid, but it was as much a social thing as anything going to the youth group with the other kids and whatnot. It wasn't until I got out of college that I got on my own religious trip and started finding other things out there as well as philosophies. I've kinda been on my own spiritual path since then. Bailey Chase youth church path spiritual
