Jason Ritter

I'm a bit too much of a people pleaser and that can be frustrating for people in your life.

There's a few conspiracy theories that I believe in, but not too many.

One of the fun things as an actor is to find a character that if you were to look up a rap sheet about them, you might say, 'I don't really necessarily want to hang out with this guy' or 'I would never be this kind of guy in my life.' I think it's part of an actor's job to say, 'Maybe you could be.'

I feel like sometimes people on television shows can start taking things for granted, or they don't want to be here or something like that.

The only reason I ever do an independent film is that I believe in it, and I think it has something special to offer. I'm certainly not doing it to be a millionaire.

I love doing television.

I think as far as I've been able to understand from my friends that I went to college with and things like that is that it almost seems like Russian Roulette when you're coming out of the closet to your parents.

I knew I really made it when my dad saw me in London and after the performance he had no notes to me and just said 'You are doing your own thing and I am proud of you.'

I do exercises on my Wii. It's nice to have games that keep you active. It's an excuse to play video games.

I spend a fair amount of time on my computer, but I don't hack into anything. I have to open the manual and follow instructions.

Acting is a craft, and you need to study to be an actor.

I've certainly auditioned for big budget studio films. I don't know if it's because there's so much money involved, but a lot of times the pressure overwhelms me and engulfs me. I end up falling apart in the audition.

I think at a certain point actors need to start taking responsibility for the kinds of stories they want to tell.

I don't think my spirituality has affected my character. I feel like my character is much more cynical about his beliefs, and I think I have to kind of drop what I believe in order to play him.

There's something about being rejected - when I go out without my friends, I'm reminded of how I'm actually quite antisocial. I don't look like a guy who feels like that, but it's very hard for me to start up a conversation. At a party, I'm lost.

Your fears never go away. You just get more comfortable ignoring them.

I like being challenged. That's the only way you grow.

Even if I tried to be my dad, it would be a mediocre, slightly embarrassing version.

I don't have to have any special skills or martial arts in my back pocket.

I'm always frightened away by movies that lower the bar on our endeavor to learn more about the crazy weird creatures that we are.