As an audience member, I live vicariously through the characters I watch or read about. There’s something very relatable about comic-book characters. They’re never perfect. They’re flawed people put in extraordinary circumstances. James Badge Dale Read Quote
The older I get, the more vegetables I eat. I can’t stress that more. Eating healthy really affects my work. You not only need to be physically prepared, but mentally and spiritually. James Badge Dale Read Quote
In a weird way, I live vicariously through the characters I play as an actor. James Badge Dale Read Quote
My experience as a young actor on network television was that I couldn’t make it work. I was drowning as an actor. James Badge Dale Read Quote
I was really lucky that, through my 20s, I got to work with some amazing people, and I tried to sit back and watch and learn. James Badge Dale Read Quote
I want to show up to work and take risks. I don’t ever want to play it safe. James Badge Dale Read Quote
You want to work with good people. When you’re working with good people, it frees you up. There’s nothing worse, as an actor, to show up and then feel like you have to protect yourself somehow because you don’t feel like you’re in good hands. James Badge Dale Read Quote
I’ve always thought that I’m kind of a cross between a young Bill Clinton and Lyle Lovett. And I just want to say I’m proud of that. Those are two good looking guys. James Badge Dale Read Quote
I grew up in a family of actors. I grew up onstage. The choice for me wasn’t, ‘Do I want to be an actor or not?’ I always felt like that’s just ingrained in you, the need to perform. The choice was, ‘Do you want to do this professionally or not?’ James Badge Dale Read Quote
I’m a pretty private person, so I’d like to say I’m a good ear and that I keep my mouth shut. James Badge Dale Read Quote