Quotes from David Walton

I think people always respond to real moments.

My family took me to church when I was like 4 years old, and I had to be in a pageant, and I was playing Jesus.

Public perception is obviously important to an actor's career.

To be perfectly honest, I've gotten attention from gay men for a long time.

Once I started working as a professional actor, it was like, 'Bye-bye waiting tables, bye-bye bartending, bye-bye all the cliched jobs actors do.' But after a year of not getting work, there's this really difficult conflict, like, 'Do I have to go back to being a waiter when people recognize me from a show?'

I love Boston, and at some point, my plan is to have a home back there.

It's so hard to make a comedy pilot and have a cool idea.

The first season of a show is kind of like an extended pilot. You're only really on the map if it goes a second season.

My wife likes the hockey smell because it's the smell of a warrior.

The first movie that made me cry was 'Dead Poets Society.' That one gets me. 'O Captain! My Captain!' That moment kills me.

Everybody claims they have relatable, connectable characters, but those claims often aren't true.

I actively avoided responsibility for as long as I possibly could.

My wife is a very talented singer. She sang a lot on 'Roswell,' and I am embarrassed to sing around her.

Being on stage was all about the palpable energy of a rapt audience hopefully buying into a life onstage. The immediate connection with the audience was the best part for me. The camera is not as fun, but your work is preserved forever. There's immortality to it.

I am not a man in decent shape.

Teasing was big in my family, and there is a wonderful way to tease and make people feel more loved.

I'm trying to think how I impressed my wife. We had an on-stage kiss, and I really went for it. Because I liked her. Usually you can get away with it being just technical, but it was a problem when I ended up kissing my wife on the set. I'd say I stopped acting and kissed her on set.

There are a lot of techniques for developing a character.

I grew up around a lot of feminine energy.

I definitely had a wild phase.

I'd play the same character for ten years if the words and the moments that I'm playing are authentic.

I love tennis. I've played it my whole life. Loved it since the age of three. I had an injury, so from the age of 13 to 24 I didn't play much. Then when I moved out to L.A., there were so many tennis courts that I rekindled the love.

I've been in a talent show, yeah. They are terrifying. The most nerve-wracking experience of your life, I'd say.

When a character does something appalling but you still want to root for them, I find that the most exciting challenge to play, if you can pull it off. You're not supposed to like it, but you can't help it.