Quotes from Chris Sullivan

The word 'Namaste' means 'the light in me reflects the light in you' and I think the thing that makes people attractive are the people who shine their light and the people who can recognize that light in others.

I kind of love that British style: two seasons of tight, compact, good television. The more episodes you have, the thinner the episodes get.

I think that New York City in the year 1900 was a very difficult place to survive.

The holidays are a time of reflection, and I think it becomes really clear in people's minds around this time of year what they want to get out of life, who they want to spend their life with, and what kind of person they want to be.

We currently live in a culture where outrage is a bit of a hobby for some people. If they're not outraged about something, they're totally bored.

Frugality was my side hustle. I was really good at it.

When a show starts out, you're immediately trying to identify your goodies and baddies, and trying to place people in your mind where you think they belong.

The goal of art is to inspire people to look inward.

James Gunn runs his set like a 12-year-old's birthday party. Every day, he is so excited to come to work.

I think the best part about music is that you can do it anywhere at any time and it's always with you.

The experience with 'The Knick' is a singular experience. That experience taught me a lot about acting and about being on camera for extended periods of time to try to create a character arc that travels.

Eventually, it slowly built up, a small job to a slightly bigger job to a slightly bigger job to the third season of NBC's 'This is Us.'

I try to make sure the projects that I choose are something that will teach me something new, either about myself or about my art.

Art is supposed to hold up a mirror to its audience and ask, 'What do you believe? What do you think? What do you feel?' and if you look at a painting and it makes you feel nothing, that's a feeling as well.

I think, along with the great joy and excitement of having a child, it seems to be that the common themes are also a lot of doubt and fear and uncertainty about being a parent - and about how you might not live up to those expectations.

We can never underestimate the emotionality of 'This Is Us.' Just when you think you don't have another tear to cry, we will find a way. We will find all of your tears. We will dig down deep, and we will yank them out, whether you like it or not.

The goal for me, always, is to have fun, and to kind of intentionally be unexpected and go against the dress code a little bit.

Along with any great joy comes a good deal of anxiety and nervousness.

Obey your purpose above all else.

I think in telling a good story there has to be ups and downs with any character, and you can't just have everything go swimmingly and you can't just have characters who are supposed to be in a romantic relationship just getting into an argument every episode.

When I wanted to quit smoking cannabis a few years ago and found that I couldn't do it under my own steam I went in search of a self-help book to show me the way. Annoyingly all I could find were books on how to cultivate the damn stuff. So to exact my revenge on the world of publishing I decided to one day write that book myself.

Back in those days I was stoned almost twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The difference today is that there is nothing you or anyone else could say to persuade me to inhale enough even to fill a flea's lung with cannabis. It's actually impossible to measure how fantastic I feel.

Joy and happiness don't strengthen relationships - difficulty does.

The key to a good relationship is how you repair the stress fractures.