Michael C. Hall Quotes & Sayings

“I think I had a shyness about me, I think I discovered acting as a way to break out of that and as a way of belonging, a sense of being special.”

“People feel like they know me from the work I have done, but it's not me.”

“I certainly know there are people in positions of power in the business who lack imagination and, perhaps as a result of that, think of me as 'David'. But I wouldn't really want to work with those people, you know?”

“I don't think closeted homosexual morticians have the market cornered on self-loathing or sense of shame.”

“I mean, the competition is really created by the buzz around the Emmys. It's a totally subjective thing.”

“My mother is a survivor who's had a lot of things happen in her life that have been very trying.”

“Ultimately, I'm a mess. I don't mean I'm a mess, like, emotionally - I mean, I think probably everybody's a mess. David's a mess. But. I'm talking about... I'm messy.”

“I'm very focused on 'Dexter' right now. I want to make it as good of a show as we can.”

“For me, it was more a dramatic shift to go from the stage to the screen.”

“I like to think I am well-mannered. If I have the option at a breakfast place, I'll go with the grits. That's how Southern I am.”