Joe Lando Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

All actors almost always try to steal some of their wardrobe.

Americans appreciate the way our friends around the world are sticking by us, and we all hope for their continued support in what's going to be some very trying times.

Bloodsuckers is kind of a rock 'n' roll vampire world of the future. We had a great time and got it done, and I'm proud of it.

Colorado feels much different than Southern California. There are just subtle things that you wouldn't pick up on unless you had been there.

For a man, especially my age, you attach a lot of your self-worth to your job and I was hurt when it was cancelled.

I commissioned this artist to make these silver tomahawks by hand. Larry Sellers, who plays Cloud Dancing on the show, blessed and cleansed them and all.

I don't like to repeat myself as an actor.

I enjoy doing romantic stories. I've done a lot of them.

I have had the auditioning process go on for two weeks or three weeks. I am always incredibly anxious. The audition and the wait is definitely the hardest part for me.

I have to make half of my decision based on what I think my fans will appreciate, and the other half has to be for my personal reasons.

I haven't heard from CBS one way or the other since the last Dr. Quinn movie. I don't know if they approached Jane lately for it.

I know I'm honest and dependable, usually. I know I'm always dependable for my wife. I'm always at home and I'm always there to help.

I love a lot of Colorado and upper Utah. I think some of the most beautiful terrain is upper BC.

I love the Midwest. I think about it every day. I wonder if I would rather have a little farm in the Midwest, in Illinois or Wisconsin, or would I rather have like a little getaway up in the mountains of Colorado.

I need family support close because when you go to work, they are long days and it can get lonely.

I really loved living in British Columbia. The terrain is very dramatic and fiery.

I used to work on One Life to Live.

I was thinking about fatherhood and children and how easily we can lose our way.

I would like to have another regular job, a network series, part of an ensemble cast.

I would love the opportunity to work in Chicago. It would be like a dream come true, if I could work there on something like the way ER was filmed.

I would love to get a place out in the country and spend my idle time just remodeling and planting seeds and watching them grow.

I would prefer just to be an actor for hire rather than struggling with something like Higher Ground, that I had a lot of emotion attached to.

I'd be honored to be playing a Republican, although I'm not.

I'd love to make a new series and, if I had my choice, it would take me to fabulous places like Monaco and Chicago.

I'm 37 years old and don't have a steady paycheck.

I'm just back in line with every other actor looking for a job right now and keeping my fingers crossed.

I'm the poster boy for Propecia. It's amazing.

I'm usually a pretty anal person at home.

I've seen U2 several times in concert. I couldn't tell you who my favorite band is right now; there's a lot of mediocre music out there these days.

If I put the script down more than once, there's a good chance that I probably don't want to play the part.

If there was another Dr. Quinn movie, I would do it in a heartbeat.

It seems like Hallmark would be a perfect place for a really good-quality Doctor Quinn. Hallmark is known for making that kind of product.

It was real Cheyenne. I would get the translations the night before, but it was very difficult because it was not like any other language you would be familiar with.

My dad is a really honest, hardworking, straight guy.

On the first season of our show, I commissioned a Native American artist to make up, 'cause I'm known for the tomahawk, besides the hair and the leather outfit and the whole thing.

One would think they could find me a better wig. If they were to trim this one a little more, it would make people happier.

Soap opera wouldn't be my first choice, but at this point in my life, I would consider a soap. It would allow me to act and still do other things with my life.

Talking with other parents really gave me some lessons that I try to hold on to now, as a parent of two boys.

The character of Sonny Snow was fun because he was like one of those bad guys you can have a good time playing.

There's an old saying, this too shall pass, and change is good.

When you work on a series like Dr. Quinn, you have to stay in somewhat good shape, but you don't have a chance to work out.

When you work with somebody you have chemistry with, it's easy and it's fun. You hardly call it work.

You can take the boy out of the Midwest, but you can't take the Midwest out of the boy.

Trivia

Joe always appeared very tan on Dr. Quinn but it was all make-up, he said naturally he was as white as a ghost.

His mom was a homemaker and his dad was a businessman who did well manufacturing fishing tackle and other similar products.

Joe was voted Sexiest Actor in Canada in 1995. He has said, It's not easy to be number one with competition like (Seinfeld's) George Costanza out there, but I promise I'll just keep putting my buckskins on one leg at a time.

He has a commentary on the Dr. Quinn Medicine Women DVD's. He has one on season 2 and one on season 3 with Jane Seymour.

He had the most fun hanging out with his dog Rosie, on the set of Dr. Quinn.

He is 5'11".

His dad's name is Joe.

Joe's older sister's name is Kathy and she is 10 years older than him.

His daughter Kate Elizabeth was born April 3, 2003.

His son Jack Neville was born on June 3, 1998.

He was married on May 24, 1997.

Joe Lando was named one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 1993. He won the Family Film Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Series in 1996, for his role of Byron Sully in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Joe also won the following: The Bronze Otto by the German magazine Bravo as the third most popular actor on T.V. (1995) The Silver Otto by the German magazine Bravo as the second most popular actor on T.V. (1996) Winner of Canadian TVG "Most Popular Male Actor" - 1993 Winner of Canadian TVG "Most Popular Male Actor" - 1994 Winner of Canadian TVG "Most Popular Male Actor" - 1995 (Joe's name was not on the list of choices for this award in 1996 or he probably would have won again). Voted 12th in cyberspace's "People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People of 1997" poll.