Matt Bomer Quotes & Sayings

I don't think it's a bad thing to go out there and challenge yourself as an actor. — Matt Bomer

I had just finished reading The Day of the Locust when this piece was brought to my attention, and I was like, "How do you create art in the system, the way it is?" Looking around the studio film landscape, there are all of these great superhero movies, which is fantastic, especially for my kids, but it's hard to find real art house films in the studio system, these days. — Matt Bomer

I've never cared about how successful or how big I was going to be. I just wanted to be part of a story that affected people, made them laugh or cry. To me, that was more important than having my face on some billboard. — Matt Bomer

I at least felt the obligation to speak clearly [in 'The last Tycoon']. This is pre-Brando and pre-James Dean. Nobody mumbled back then. — Matt Bomer

I can safely say that I had an incredibly difficult and trying past growing up and trying to be an artist and standing up as who I am in this world. — Matt Bomer

Look, none of the artists who I admire or respect have ever shied away from a role because it might make them unpopular with somebody. — Matt Bomer

To be honest with you, my physical state is usually dictated by the project I'm working on at a given time. — Matt Bomer

Unfortunately, in some parts of the country, some kids are taught at an early age that being different is somehow bad or wrong or worthy of ridicule. — Matt Bomer

I want to work with anyone who's passionate about telling a story. I obviously have a list of people I really love, but it's a really long list. — Matt Bomer

Cote de Pablo is one of my best friends! We went to college together. — Matt Bomer

I think anyone who's ever gone through adolescence and wanted something from their parents knows the basic tenets of a con. — Matt Bomer

I don't know anybody who walks through life all the time in the doldrums, constantly serious and morose. But that's become what we generalize as drama. — Matt Bomer

The last thing I want to do is having someone get behind a Montgomery Clift biopic, and then just do the first script that came out. Sometimes it takes a long time for these things to gestate. And I'm only going to do it if it's the right story that's told for the right reason, and that's relevant to this day and age, as much as it pays homage to who this man was. Should that happen during the time when I'm still young enough to play him, perfect. And if not, hopefully someone else will get to play him because I do think it's an incredible story. — Matt Bomer

If you gave your best to what you were given, at the time, it's going to play out how it's going to play out. — Matt Bomer

I see myself working, making a living and doing projects that I'm passionate about, regardless of the medium. — Matt Bomer

I've been a con artist since I was 16 and trying to get my dad to buy me a car. I never succeeded, but I learnt a lot of tactics. — Matt Bomer

It's better to be in love than watch it. — Matt Bomer

I very comprehensively studied Irving Thalberg and his biographies. He's who [Scott]Fitzgerald roughly modeled the character after. He worked for him, as a writer, when he was at MGM. And, of course, I revisited the novel and the politics of MGM and the studio system at the time and familiarized myself with the world. There was a great deal of physical and literary work that went into it. — Matt Bomer

I pretty much got busted for everything, but I definitely stretched out my boundaries as a kid, as well. — Matt Bomer

I never feel more confident and comfortable than when I'm wearing a Tom Ford suit. — Matt Bomer

I like to just work with great directors. — Matt Bomer

I like not to know, unless it's something that I need to know, specifically, for how I color a performance. — Matt Bomer

Just being attached to 'Superman' actually gave a great boost to my career. — Matt Bomer

If you don't like Superman, something's wrong with you! — Matt Bomer

I don't care about the size of the roles, or how they're marketed or billed or anything like that. I would love to be a part of stories that tell us about where we've come from, where we are, where we're going - with great directors. — Matt Bomer

My parents raised me right, so I always open doors for people and try to have good manners. — Matt Bomer

Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that's not where equality comes from. — Matt Bomer

I have, like, three suits to my name. But one thing I've learned is that when you dress up in real life, people treat you differently. — Matt Bomer

Activism isn't beautiful and easy, or a bunch of people getting together and picketing; it's a lot more complicated and difficult than that. — Matt Bomer

I'm a pretty chill person. I'm kind of a homebody and I like to just hang out with friends and have dinner. I'm not, you know - I'm definitely not Neal Caffrey in the sense that I'm not, you know, drinking a $500 bottle of wine at a nightclub. I'm just - I'm pretty chill. — Matt Bomer

I look at a pilot and go, "I see the landscape. I see the characters. I see the direction and the potential of the story." And I also go, "That didn't work. I could change that. Maybe that works. I don't know. We'll see." For me, I look at it, as an actor, as what can I improve upon? So, to have it out there and judged solely on its own merit is really a unique experience for me. — Matt Bomer

I'm a kid that went to theater school. I thought I was going to be making my living doing plays regionally or in New York or on Broadway, and maybe if I got lucky I would do a movie here or there. — Matt Bomer

Human beings are good, they have shadow, every single one of us has redeeming qualities and every single one of us has qualities that people can hold against us. That's what makes us human. — Matt Bomer

Well, when you're playing a role, you have to think, 'What is ultimately motivating the character?' — Matt Bomer

I took movement classes that I wore my double-breasted suits to. I worked on my elocution because people spoke differently then. I was really trying to toe the line. I think that if I had spoken exactly the way that people spoke back then, it probably would have alienated people — Matt Bomer

When I was in high school, there was no safe haven, there was no outlet for you to speak your mind. — Matt Bomer

Billy [Ray] is a preternatural enthusiast. He would say things to me like, "Now, let me tell you about Episode 3." I'm a big superstitious, having done television for quite some time, and I would say, "Billy, I can't wait to hear about it, but let's just stay here for right now, see what happens, and enjoy this moment. — Matt Bomer

For every role, I brought certain elements of the character. Even on White Collar over six years, I tried to keep the set fun and breezy and Howard Hawks-y and very of the tone of the show. — Matt Bomer

I think your text [script] is everything; it's what informs you; it's what gives you the given circumstances. Then you take that and you add your own creativity and your own spin on things and you make it personal. That's what makes that character and that text unique to you, when you personalize it. I think that's where your job as an actor comes in. — Matt Bomer

New York City is one of the greatest places on the planet. You have the best in food, art, theatre, and definitely people-watching. — Matt Bomer

If you're wearing suits and you want to create your own sense of style, get to the tailor. — Matt Bomer

To me, when you're at a hotel and your home environment is ultimately dictated by somebody else, I always find that a little bit oppressive and scary in a way. — Matt Bomer

My standard uniform is a T-shirt and jeans. — Matt Bomer

Don't worry if people think you're good. Make this your experience. And find out what makes you unique as an artist. You don't get the opportunity to do that as much in the real world. — Matt Bomer

Never forget your manners. They go a long way in both your business and personal life. If you look and act like you are making an effort, it will be appreciated. — Matt Bomer

As actors you're always going to take certain roles that are in your comfort zone and take ones that aren't. — Matt Bomer

I really just try to focus on my job, which is to be an actor, and outside that, the cards fall where they may, and on not getting caught up in how people react to certain things. That's a death trap creatively. — Matt Bomer

There's always a need for new superheroes. As society changes, the types of superheroes will probably change as well. — Matt Bomer

I think when you play a role, you always have to be a defense attorney for that character. — Matt Bomer

I think if you start to think too much about things that are completely out of control, it will just drive you crazy as an actor. — Matt Bomer

The best experience for me at CMU was being on stage so much, getting that comfort ability and learning that technique you can use with any type of work because you're comfortable with it and know your skill as an actor. — Matt Bomer

Kids aren't born to be bullies, they're taught to be bullies. — Matt Bomer

I'm completely happy and fulfilled in my personal life. — Matt Bomer

Having done television for almost 20 years now, a pilot is kind of like a rough draft. It's like bringing people into your ultrasound and hooking up to the monitor and going, "Isn't my baby beautiful?" "Yeah. I can only see the outline of it, but it looks like it might be." — Matt Bomer

One of the many things I love about working with Ryan Murphy is that you're always thin-sliced in this business. You walk into a room and people want you to be how you look or how you're perceived or whatever it is in that 10 minutes that hey meet you. I think Ryan [Murphy] has an intuition that looks a little bit deeper and sees things that other people might not see in you - sometimes you might not even see in yourself - but that he knows are there and that he might want to get to grow and stretch with as an actor. — Matt Bomer

Playing athletics, playing a lot of different sports, going to drama school ... I was one of those kids who wanted to do everything, so I ended up being pretty average at everything. — Matt Bomer

My personal life is a source of incredible happiness for me, but it's personal, and it's not for me to hock or shop around to the highest bidder. — Matt Bomer

I'm from a very athletic family, and I thoroughly enjoyed sports as a kid, but acting was a way of expressing myself and having fun. It was something I found on my own. — Matt Bomer

You can't please everybody. There's that old saying that there's no sure formula for success, but the only sure fire formula for failure is to try to please everyone. You're not going to do that. — Matt Bomer

When you are the avatar for the writer/director, a lot of times, I just trusted him. If he had a choice, even if it wasn't necessarily what was my first impulse, I was like, "This guy [Billy Ray] has been living with this for two years before I even came on board, so I'm going with him." — Matt Bomer

I think every guy and girl would love to get to play Superman at some point in their life. — Matt Bomer

I like strong opinions - I'll take that any day over someone who agrees with everything. — Matt Bomer

In that Freak Show environment, I got to spend time with so many of the actors who were part of that world. I just had the best time ever. — Matt Bomer

For some reason, they always gave me a fat suit in high-school productions. If there was a character who needed to be robust, they gave me a fat suit, and I put on a silly voice. — Matt Bomer

I love that Amazon has this incredibly unique, diplomatic process where people's voices are heard, and we're using this great interconnectedness we have, via the internet, to weigh in and to have a say in what we want to see and what we don't. — Matt Bomer

Anybody who is rude to anyone in the service industry is automatically out. — Matt Bomer

I consider 'White Collar' my home base. I'm so lucky to get to play a character that's very multifaceted and the writers take risks on and never get into a staid process with. — Matt Bomer

I really saw Pat Brady, Kelsey Grammer's character's point of view that it's a business. It's show business. So, it was an incredible opportunity to work with really wonderful creatives and the script was fantastic. What was so interesting to me about the studio system was that a lot of the politics that were in play then are so really relevant to today. — Matt Bomer

I'm a long time [Scott] Fitzgerald fan, as probably everyone in America is. And I've always been fascinated by that theme of, what is the price of the American dream and what parts of your soul do you walk away with? The conflict of art versus commerce was also very interesting to me. — Matt Bomer

I lived in several hotels, yeah. You have to try to make it home. — Matt Bomer

For me, a lot of these actors are new. For me, I only worked with Finn [Whittrock] and Michael Chiklis. So a lot of these actors are people I've been a huge fan of for years and are bucket-list actors for me to get to work with. It's pretty surreal now getting to step into scenes with them.You all get to find your characters together. — Matt Bomer

Forget horror icon, Kety Bates is an icon. She's an acting icon. I was raised on so many of her films, everything from Misery to Fried Green Tomatoes to Delores Claiborne, all films that I've watched multiple times and been inspired by. — Matt Bomer

I like characters with flaws, who have shadow. — Matt Bomer

I like to sing and leave songs on voicemail. It comes from the heart. — Matt Bomer

When you really put your heart and soul into something, the temptation is to try to be in control of circumstances, however you can, and looking and seeing how people are responding. — Matt Bomer

My favorite actors are people who I don't know anything about, and I can project any character onto them. — Matt Bomer

While I feel that I have a great reservoir to draw from as an actor for lots of different roles, it is difficult because it can be an industry where it's people's jobs to thin-slice you really quickly and try to fit you into a niche in the market. — Matt Bomer

Certainly when you're dealing with more deep emotional work and sensory work, for me it helps me to just stay in it. — Matt Bomer

It's so rare, especially as a younger actor, to find a role where it's not just one-dimensional and it's not just a stock leading man. — Matt Bomer

Without a safe haven, one of the most authentic parts of who you are, who you love, felt invisible to the world. — Matt Bomer