Wentworth Miller Quotes

“A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs.”

“An actor's job is to embrace emotions and situations that in real life we spend all of our time running away from.”

“Confidence is at the root of so many attractive qualities - a sense of humor, a sense of style, a willingness to be who you are no matter what anyone else might think or say.”

“Confidence is at the root of so many attractive qualities, a sense of humor, a sense of style, a willingness to be who you are no matter what anyone else might think or say.”

“Everyone has their challenges.”

“I feel as though we're living in a time where there is very little distinction paid between the personal and the professional.”

“I feel extremely lucky, extremely grateful, and a little bittersweet, too.”

“I have very high expectations of myself. I'm a very competitive person but competitive with myself. I want to be the best that I can be and if that means that I'm eventually better than everyone else then so be it.”

“I want to aspire to something like what Denzel Washington does, which is try to find scripts written for white actors - or Jodie Foster, who reads scripts for male actors.”

“I'm neither sexy nor a star.”

“I've never seen American Idol but I am grateful to them. That show is one of Fox's biggest moneymakers, and some of that money goes to pay for shows like Prison Break. Simon Cowell's been signing my paychecks and for that I say thanks.”

“If I were to wait only for roles that clarify my racial makeup, I'd be waiting for a very, very long time.”

“My definition of cool is finding your own definition of cool and not necessarily taking your lead from what other people tell you or from what you might read from magazines or see on TV.”

“My father is black and my mother is white. Therefore, I could answer to either, which kind of makes me a racial Lone Ranger, caught between two communities.”

“Unfortunately, I'm allergic to all animals and even some people.”

“You have to love what you do, and you have to need it like you need air. And there's nothing else that would give me the same degree of satisfaction as acting, which is why I can't walk away from it.”

“You only cry for help if you believe there is help to cry for.”