Justin Hartley
Justin Hartley
Justin Scott Hartley is an American actor. His best known roles include Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera Passionsand Oliver Queen on The CW's superhero series Smallville. Hartley has also appeared on Emily Owens, M.D., Revenge and Mistresses. In 2014, he began portraying Adam Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth29 January 1977
CityKnoxeville, IL
CountryUnited States of America
I think people have certain preconceived notions of certain people that they've never met. And so, that's sort of what I try to work from.
I wish I had been more self-aware earlier, but I think that just comes with age.
At 36, I think I was pretty happy [actually], but here's the thing that I think happens... you're expected to be somewhere at 36, and there's that feeling: At this particular age - especially for women for God's sake - you should have this many kids, you should have a husband, or you should have this... and it's overwhelming. So that perpetuates the feeling that no matter where you are, no matter how much money you have, no matter how many kids you have, no matter how great they're doing, whether you want kids or not, married or not, it doesn't matter - you feel behind.
I'm always going to be looking for something artistically or whatever. I think that's part of being driven, but that doesn't necessarily mean I'm unhappy.
I found a very comfortable style in that if I know everyone's job around me, it's going to make me better at my job.
I have great respect for daytime drama. I love the branding. I love the style. What can I say? I love good soap!
I don't have a gardener, because I enjoy pulling weeds. It's hard to explain, but there is something fulfilling about pulling out a weed and knowing that you got all the roots.
One of the things I wanted to do was direct. There've been a couple of times that a director will walk up and say something to me, and all it does is make me mad. Inside I'll go, 'Well, that wasn't helpful at all.'
It's all about story and character with me, and I don't care if the job is on daytime or prime time or the web. Hey, give me a good character and someone to listen, and I'll do my acting on a street corner.
Any father can relate to feeling like a superhero when you put a Band-Aid on your kid.
I'm so pumped about joining 'Y&R' - I watch it all the time and can't wait to get in there and get my hands dirty!
I know, who doesn't want to play a superhero, right? And everyone wants to play Superman or Batman. Everyone wants to play a superhero.
If you sit and feel sorry for yourself, you're wasting your time. You should be in acting class, instead of feeling sorry for yourself. You should be working.
I've certainly been to Hollywood parties, and I have friends that are ridiculous - wonderful people - but they're high rollers with tons of money.