Quotes by James Marsters

About James Marsters:

James Wesley Marsters is an American actor and musician. Marsters first came to the attention of the general public playing the popular character Spike, a platinum-blond English vampire in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off series, Angel, from 1997 to 2004. Since then, he has gone on to play other science fiction roles, such as the alien supervillain Brainiac on the Superman-inspired series Smallville, the omnisexual time traveller Captain John Hart in British science-fiction show Torchwood, and terrorist Barnabas Greeley in Syfy's Caprica. Marsters appeared in a supporting role in the 2007 movie P.S. I Love You. He appeared as a recurring character in the first season of the revival of Hawaii Five-0.
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It would have to be connected with performance art somehow, either in the front of the house or the back. I was myopic about this from fourth grade on.

James Marsters

When you are a hero you are always running to save someone, sweating, worried and guilty. When you are a villain you are just lurking in the shadows waiting for the hero to pass by. Then you pop them in the head and go home... piece of cake.

James Marsters

It's just the absolute bomb. Ghost in the Shell was really good, it's a little bit more recent.

James Marsters

Speed Racer is good to cut your teeth on, but if anyone has not seen Akira, go get it.

James Marsters

I am a lucky regional theater actor who happened to get a good role.

James Marsters

Forties are good! I'm thinking with my brain now, which is a lot more clear, and women seem to appreciate that. It's a wonderful decade where you're in control of yourself but the women are still interested.

James Marsters

Yes, we were looking for a Faith spin-off, but then Faith backed down. Eliza got a really wonderful offer over on Fox in a show, and, for reasons I didn't talk to her about, she decided to go there, and everyone respects that.

James Marsters

In Europe they call geeks 'smart people,' and frankly I think we live in a culture that doesn't value intelligence enough; so I am very proud in saying that I am a geek.

James Marsters

I love to work. When I was a kid, I would invite my friends over to play, then I would take them over to a recycling plant and we would haul glass all day. They hated me for this, but I thought it was fun.

James Marsters

So, I'm going to go over on Angel. Joss is just going to find a way to keep me bleaching my hair, which is fine.

James Marsters

Tough guy Spike was always the funnest, but I'm most proud of the more recent stuff, the last season, I think.

James Marsters

I don't know much about the Internet, I'm afraid.

James Marsters

I don't have a computer - I don't like to get into it that much 'cause it can screw with your head a little.

James Marsters

I'm quite comfortable with being a geek. I've been a geek since high school.

James Marsters

'Dragonball' is the coolest television cartoon in the last 50,000 years.

James Marsters

Anne Rice really doesn't explore vampires as hideous monsters of the night, they're ancient creatures with a heart. And they want to be loved and they want connections just like we do.

James Marsters

It's all magic to me. Country to punk rock, all of it. Chopin to Kurt Cobain. But it always all comes back to punk for me, because that was the last time, punk rock or grunge rock, was the last time that passion ruled the airwaves.

James Marsters

I think truth is weirder than fiction.

James Marsters

I like all music. Well, I don't like music that was created to make money. I don't really like bands that don't write their own music.

James Marsters

I like the 'Science Channel,' the 'Discovery Channel,' I like 'Discovery Times,' which is a fabulous hybrid of the 'New York Times' and 'Discovery Channel.' Maybe I'm just an old man, but I like to watch that stuff.

James Marsters

Author Bio

  • NameJames Marsters
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • AliasesJames Wesley Marsters
  • BornAugust 20, 1962
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Singer