Quotes from Joe Manganiello

Acting was the only place that I ever felt like I belonged so went for it with everything I had.

I mean, everyone walks into the gym on day one skinny or fat. Arnold Schwarzenegger walked into the gym skinny at 15 or 16, and I was that way, too.

So listen, man, "weird" is my middle name. I'm ready for anything. The weirder, the better.

American comedies especially are all about these men being browbeaten by their wives and it's impossible for me to watch.

When I'd be out-and-about at a club and the music would come on, I was never the guy that was gonna dance. But after Magic Mike - I have like two or three go-to moves. That's what Magic Mike gave me.

I watched so many comic book movies where the actors weren't as built as the characters in the book. It made me mad because they didn't look right.

The best love advice I've ever received is probably, 'I'm not leaving the relationship; I'm just leaving the house.'

Well, being 6' 5', pull-ups are my nemesis. I have really long arms so I have to do twice the work of someone with short arms to get the weight up there.

I mean, I feel like I've been pretending I was a werewolf since I was a little kid.

I come from classical theater training and when I went to college it was a bunch of kids that were hand-picked from around the world. I was around such brilliant young minds and incredible artists with incredible teachers.

Well, if I hadn't have been an actor I would have gone on to play college sports.

Also, to be honest, my dad wanted me to be an athlete. And I think all sons want to prove something to their dad. So now, aged 35, I want to see what I can achieve physically.

Well, if I hadn't have been an actor I would have gone on to play college sports.

I wouldn't tell anyone to study werewolves - I studied wolves, how they moved, their tendencies and sensibilities.

I wake up at the same time every day to get to the gym.

It's tricky when I'm constantly traveling and adjusting to new time zones and trying to also keep up with my workouts.

The reason I couldn't pay my rent was because I was one of the worst drinkers you'd ever seen in your life.

I love walking around and grabbing coffee and sitting in a park and people watching… I love Greenwich Village.

I think you can be athletic and intellectual at the same time.

There are these little towns outside of L.A. Once you get an hour and a half, two hours out, you get into these little, tiny towns that are almost like stuck in time.

Matt Bomer and I went to Carnegie Mellon for drama together.

I mean 'One Tree Hill' had some rabid fans - you'd be surprised - they're almost in a class of their own.

Acting was my first love.

I had a fan make me a silver wolf-tooth necklace. That was really great.