Nathan Fillion Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

Nathan Fillion: (On Firefly fans attempts to save the show) It's very Jehovah's Witness. I'm not sure if anyone's actually going door to door, but it's not far off.

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Nathan Fillion (about Serenity): There is nothing like a major motion picture to make you feel a little bit better about having your TV show cancelled.

Nathan Fillion (When asked what makes Caleb unique and threatening): His accent. Never trust a southerner. No, I'm kidding. They're wonderful. You want to believe in his niceness and his charm, but he's an evil kind of crazy man who's righteous. Fear the righteous.

Nathan Fillion: My favorite villains are the ones you don’t see coming. What I enjoyed about playing Caleb was that he was so very, very clever, so very, very sweet, and so very, very twisted. I liked that he’s not a typical villain. He’s soft and sweet and righteous, and yet he’s perverted and twisted in his head.

Nathan Fillion: (responding to a question about his underwear) Same as every other man out there. They are old, got holes, and worn through to the point of transparency. I occasionally buy new ones but I never throw any away. If a man says he throws out his underwear, he is lying. It's as simple as that. They don't get trashed, they just sometimes fall off or ignite.

Trivia

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Nathan had small roles in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan and Blast from the Past.

While working in the Edmonton Fringe Festival, Nathan was part of the Rapidfire Theatre company and also worked on a soap opera parody production entitled Die Nasty.

Nathan will be starring in White Noise 2: The Light.

Nathan had corrective surgery on his eyes when he was 12.

Sometimes, Nathan wears a kilt.

Nathan has a tattoo of an Egyptian glyph on his right hip.

Nathan's worst

Nathan garnered the role of Bill Pardy in the James Gunn horror film Slither in 2005.

Nathan moved to New York City in 1994.

Nathan originally planned to be a High School English teacher, like several other members of his family. He majored in Art and minored in Drama to round out his curriculum. However, when he started acting on the side to help pay for school he was hooked.

Nathan claims to be a distant relative of Civil War general Jubal Early. He mentioned this to Joss Whedon, who then wrote a character with the same name into the Firefly episode Objects in Space.

Nathan's older brother's name is Jeff.

Nathan auditioned for the role of Angel on

In 1996, Nathan was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Young Actor.

Nathan is one of three actors, along with