Quotes by Aaron Stanford

About Aaron Stanford:

Aaron Stanford is an American actor best known for his roles as Pyro in X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand, and Doug in the 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes. From 2010 to 2013, he starred as Birkhoff in Nikita. He currently stars as James Cole on the television series 12 Monkeys, based on the 1995 film of the same name.
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Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about the script, but I can say it is a really good story.

Aaron Stanford

My life has been the antithesis of that book 'The Secret'. I've always been interested in doing what I do. I love storytelling and I really enjoyed acting, but it never seemed like a realistic thing.

Aaron Stanford

Wes Craven is obviously a horror film icon so I was definitely very interested in bringing something back to life that Wes had created.

Aaron Stanford

Actors, we like stories, we like storytelling, we love being a part of the story, and if you give us a story that's interesting then we'll want to do it.

Aaron Stanford

People have always liked to be frightened. People love to feel that jolt of adrenaline. People love roller coasters. People love skydiving. These things that really get your heart pumping, and horror films are sort of a safe way to get that rush I gu...

Aaron Stanford

You have to find it in the moment, and that's one of the challenges of being an actor - especially a film actor - is that you have to maintain these heightened emotions for long periods of time. There's no trick to it. You just have to do.

Aaron Stanford

I've been recognized very seldom. I think I just look different in person than I do as the character.

Aaron Stanford

I try to pick characters that I find interesting and complex and that I feel I can bring something of myself to.

Aaron Stanford

I consider myself a blue-collar actor, just chugging away.

Aaron Stanford

You always take a little bit back with you at the end of the day. I always put a little bit of myself into the characters, too. You find parallels, points of connection, things like that. But I'm not an actor who gets so incredibly haunted by my char...

Aaron Stanford

I didn't follow the whole 'X-Men' story because it got too complicated. I'd pick up a comic book and have no idea what was going on.

Aaron Stanford

Sometimes they keep us in the dark, but it's TV, so sometimes they keep us in the dark because even they don't know yet. You know what I mean? So, it sort of develops as it goes along and according to various needs that arise.

Aaron Stanford

It's nice to know when you're a part of a story, it's nice to know at least something about the beginning, middle, and end.

Aaron Stanford

But a lot of shows, they pose questions and they give you a puzzle where there's no solution.

Aaron Stanford

I do know that I've read somewhere that it's been statistically proven that in times of war, horror films are much more popular. I don't know why that is. You'd think it'd be the opposite. You'd think people would want to escape from it.

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Author Bio

  • NameAaron Stanford
  • DescriptionActor
  • BornDecember 27, 1976
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Film Producer