Ryan Eggold Quotes

I think I’ll always prefer theater to working in front of the camera. It seems a more distilled form of the craft.

I’m just a guy who wears TOMS. It’s the sad truth.

Nobody’s perfect, but my dream gal would be intelligent. That’s really sexy to me. And kindness is also really, really important. And spontaneity – being open to whatever comes.

I wouldn’t say I handle attention well. I’d say I stumble over pick-up lines poorly. I’m not good at any of that.

Jon Bokenkamp is awesome.

I wore glasses my whole life, but then I got Lasik eyeball surgery, and I fixed that.

I’ve been a 90-year-old man since I was 12 years old.

I never have cash on me.

Mick Jagger was a lightning bolt of strange talent sent from above.

One summer, my friend and I went to summer camp, and I acted in some plays there, and I fell in love with it.

I’ve been on a lot of sets, and I’ve been around a lot of directors, and I’ve been working for many years now, but stepping in the shoes of being the decision maker and the guy that everybody is relying on at some point, yeah, it was challenging for sure. One thing is that you’re responsible for a large group of people.

Never stop taking risks. Just keep reaching.

It’s a luxurious complaint to have as an actor, but playing the same character for many years can become routine.

Smoking is gross.

I play the guitar and the piano and have a group of guys who I play with. They’re uber talented.

I’m not equipped for the social media thing.

Marriage, for whatever reason, has always both interested and terrified me.

I love New York.

When I’m on a second date with a girl, I’ll ask myself, ‘Can I marry this person?’ And we’re just trying to decide between salmon and chicken.

I think all of us could play the teacher because we all grew up with teachers. It’s just kind of this peeking-over-the-shoulder presence that we’ve all grown up knowing.