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'The Mindy Project' is really best when you're loose, and we improvise a lot, and that's what's best.

~Chris Messina

Topics: Best Improvise Loose Lot Project Really You

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When you do a movie, you shoot, and then you go away. A lot of the times you walk about from the movie, you say, 'Oh, I get that scene now... Oh, that whole ending - I wish I could have done another shot.'

~Chris Messina

Topics: About Another Away Could Done Ending Get Go Go Away Lot Movie Now Oh Say Scene Shoot Shot Then Times Walk Whole Wish You I Wish

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When I'm doing a drama, I like to find the comedy; when I'm doing a comedy, I like to find the heart and drama.

~Chris Messina

Topics: Comedy Doing Drama Find Heart Like

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The truth is really funny. It's uncomfortable sometimes, it's dramatic sometimes, but it's really funny. Life is funny.

~Chris Messina

Topics: Dramatic Funny Life Really Sometimes Truth Truth Is Uncomfortable

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I like talking about acting. I'm comfortable talking about acting.

~Chris Messina

Topics: About Acting Comfortable Like Talking

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I was in a movie called 'Before & After' with Meryl Streep. I was edited out of the movie, but no one told me. I think I was 18 or 19 years old. I sat across from her and asked her every question about acting. I completely embarrassed myself.

~Chris Messina

Topics: About Across Acting After Asked Before Edited Embarrassed Every Her Me Meryl Meryl Streep Movie Myself Old Out Question Sat Think Years I Think

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For the longest time, I was always like a guy that people would think they went to high school with. They'd be like, 'How do I know you?' After, we'd play a guessing game. I'd say, 'I'm an actor,' and they'd go, 'Oh, what have you been in?' I'd list my credits, and they wouldn't really remember me.

~Chris Messina

Topics: Actor After Always Been Credits Game Go Guessing Guy High High School How Know Like List Longest Longest Time Me Oh People Play Really Remember Remember Me Say School Think Time Would You

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I was so bad in school that acting gave me some kind of identity and gave me a home.

~Chris Messina

Topics: Acting Bad Gave Home Identity Kind Me School Some

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When you go to a college for acting, at least the college I went to, it's like everybody just singing and dancing and acting, and they all come together, and everyone's talking about head shots... It just turned me off. I was like, 'What is this? I don't understand this. People are singing in the hallways.'

~Chris Messina

Topics: About Acting College Come Dancing Everybody Everyone Go Head Just Least Like Me Off People Shots Singing Talking Together Turned Understand You

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I did a lot of small black-box theater in New York when I was starting out. I'd get a group of actors together to do workshops and readings. And I ended up directing three or four productions.

~Chris Messina

Topics: Actor Did Directing Ended Four Get Group Lot New New York Out Productions Readings Small Starting Theater Three Together Up Workshops York

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: August 11th, 1974

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