For the longest time, I was always like a guy that people would think they went to high school with. They'd be like, 'How do I know you?' After, we'd play a guessing game. I'd say, 'I'm an actor,' and they'd go, 'Oh, what have you been in?' I'd list my credits, and they wouldn't really remember me.
More Quotes by Chris Messina
Probably the best part about being an actor is that you get to be a traveling wanderer.
Doing something like 'Damages,' I played a character with post-traumatic stress. I was playing with sleep deprivation. I was not sleeping; I stayed up for three days at a time, drinking Red Bull. I would get shaky and tired and hyper.
I've spent so much of my youth trying to change people or change girls and then having it done to me and people wanting me to change.
I love 'Boardwalk Empire.' I really love that world. I love that style. I love all the actors on it.
I'm not a cook. I don't think I ever will be.
I like to eat.