We had to make ends meet. My parents were divorced, so my father wasn't really in my life. We grew up like most kids, just wanting things. Jeffrey Donovan More Quotes by Jeffrey Donovan More Quotes From Jeffrey Donovan Believe it or not, I don't own a TV. Crazy huh? I'm not a big movie-goer either. I just feel like I'm watching work. I am always outside and couldn't care less about what's on TV these days. Jeffrey Donovan carecrazybelieve Encouragement from my high school teacher Patty Hart said 'you need to focus and theater might be your route out of here.' I created the program, went to college and graduate school and now here I am. Jeffrey Donovan encouragementteacherschool There was no theater program or anything where I'm from. So junior year in high school I started the theater program. Jeffrey Donovan junior-yearyearsschool When you're dealing with espionage and covert affairs, sometimes the secret is more exciting than the knowledge. Jeffrey Donovan affairsecretsometimes I actually do my own renovations. I designed and built a 100-foot split-cedar rail fence to enclose my property. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done. Don't recommend doing it alone. I also built a 100-square-foot back porch. Again, don't recommend doing it alone. Jeffrey Donovan splitssquaresfeet I'm not a big movie-goer. I just feel like I'm watching work. Jeffrey Donovan big-moviebigsfeels I am always outside and couldn't care less about what's on TV these days. Jeffrey Donovan these-dayscaretvs I think that, especially with cable, it's an avenue to be creative. I think why people are drawn more now to cable shows than ever is that they take more risks, they're creatively pushing the envelope. I think that the networks have to answer to a bigger advertising calling, whereas the smaller cables have lower ceilings that they can bump their heads on. Jeffrey Donovan creativepeoplethinking The most fun I've had on 'Burn Notice,' I think it would have to be working with China Chow and Lucy Lawless. Jeffrey Donovan chinafunthinking Believe it or not, I don't own a TV. Crazy huh? Jeffrey Donovan tvscrazybelieve I could never say I'm going to do bigger and better things because that would negate what I've already accomplished, and I don't want to do that. Jeffrey Donovan bigger-and-better-thingsaccomplishedwant I think that's why I keep being drawn back to television, because I think it's one of the most creative outlets. Jeffrey Donovan creativethinking If someone grabbed me, I'd probably be able to choke them out in about eight seconds. Jeffrey Donovan chokeeightable I have a hands-off policy when it comes to my larynx. Jeffrey Donovan policyhands I'm very shy in real life; I can't really hit on girls. Jeffrey Donovan shygirlreal If you think about TV series, we make 16 one-hour movies a season. You don't get any opportunity like that in movies. I mean, I can't say I'll be able to do 16 movies in the next year, and so that's how I see it. Jeffrey Donovan opportunitymeanthinking There's not much out there that people are fighting for that leaves them with nothing but honor. Jeffrey Donovan fightinghonorpeople What would surprise a lot of people about me... I'm a gardener! I have a green thumb. I really like to get into the shrubs, the bushes, and really cultivate. Jeffrey Donovan thumbsgreenpeople I've always wanted to do theater in Chicago. Chicago is a big theater town-and, in some ways, I think this city is savvier and smarter than New York. Sometimes, I think it's a little too chic to go to theater in New York these days. Jeffrey Donovan citiesnew-yorkthinking You're living in the Caribbean in the United States and sometimes it's incredible blue skies and sometimes it's an incredible thunderstorm that kind of screams through, but I love that part of Florida. Jeffrey Donovan incredibleskindsometimes
