Matt McGorry
Matt McGorry
Matthew David "Matt" McGorryis an American actor. He is best known for his roles as John Bennett in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black and Asher Millstone on ABC's How to Get Away with Murder...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth12 April 1986
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
fitness love married people romance stage
I know some people who are like, 'I love fitness,' and I feel like if you have to say that, you're still in the romance stage. I'm in the stage where I've been married to it for 60 years, and I don't think I'll ever get a divorce.
enjoy hear horror love people rare spending time
At some point, you're just happy to be a working actor, but to be able to do it with people you really love and enjoy spending time with, it's just such a rare thing. You hear so many horror stories.
homes likable people playing
I understand that in TV, people like likable people. In film, you can get away with playing a terrible person. In TV, you're in people's homes every week.
arrogant begin good might people
People who act the most arrogant often are the most insecure, and they just can't even begin to accept the possibility that they might not be as good as they think they are.
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I tend to be shy in asking people for photos - other actors that I really like and admire.
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I got a lot of empathy from my mother growing up, and I think it prevented me from ever really just writing people off.
grounded grounding offense people preference psychology resonates watching
For me, my preference for comedy is grounding it in the psychology of the character, and not just kind of making faces. Even when it's a crazy character, grounded comedy resonates more with people because it doesn't look like you're watching someone do vaudeville. No offense to vaudeville.
people waste wasting-time
Did people waste time before the internet existed?
addition interests love stuff telling
I love the stuff that makes you laugh and cry. It kind of sucker-punches you a little bit. That's the thing that most interests me as a performer, in addition to telling the most captivating story.
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I grew up in Chelsea on 22nd Street... I am really a native New Yorker.
embrace great humor learning strange
I never particularly thought of myself as great with girls. I can be awkward, and I have a strange sense of humor at times. But I've also been learning to try and embrace that.
bland playing romantic straight
It'll be interesting to see if I ever have to play a typical, bland romantic interest. I'm quirky, and playing it kind of straight and bland doesn't interest me a whole lot.
attention depending given likes style volume
There's some part of me, as an actor, that likes attention and validation, but on any given day, depending on the style and volume of it, it can be too much.
I started performing when I was 9 or 10, doing magic.