Quotes by Matt Bomer

About Matt Bomer:

Matthew Staton Bomer is an American actor. He made his television debut with Guiding Light in 2001, and gained recognition with his recurring role in the NBC television series Chuck as Bryce Larkin. He played the lead role of a con-artist in the USA Network series White Collar from 2009 to 2014. Bomer won a Golden Globe Award and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his supporting role as Felix Turner in the HBO television film The Normal Heart (2014).
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I think anyone who's ever gone through adolescence and wanted something from their parents knows the basic tenets of a con.

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

Matt Bomer

I like to just work with great directors.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Author Bio

  • NameMatt Bomer
  • Descriptionactor
  • AliasesMatthew Staton Bomer; Matthew Bomer
  • BornOctober 11, 1977
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Film Actor