Sean Maher
Sean Maher
Sean Maheris an American actor, who portrayed Simon Tam in the science fiction television series Firefly and follow-up movie Serenity...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth16 April 1975
CityPleasentville, NY
CountryUnited States of America
firefly
But when I do get recognized, I get recognized usually for 'Firefly.
energy feeling felt great obviously redemption shooting similar sort time wonderful
It was very strange. We had obviously a lot more time to tell the story than we did when we were shooting the series. But ... to me it just felt like so similar ... to the show. ... Everything just felt a little more spectacular. It just felt a little grander, and there was a wonderful feeling of redemption to sort of come back with these people. It was this great reunion, and so it was a wonderful energy on the set.
front network
You audition, and then you go and do what's called a test, your network test. So you have to go in front of the network and do it, and the network has to sign off on you.
children family form hide shame shape turns
I have these beautiful children and this extraordinary family, and to think in any way shape or form that that's wrong or that there's shame in that or that there's something to hide actually turns my stomach.
dad
When my daughter was born, I was a stay-at-home dad for the first two years.
left manager people
Right before I left New York, I had my manager tell me, 'You need to get a girl on your arm, or people will start talking.'
life terrible worried
It's a terrible way to live, to be closeted, to always be worried about being found out. To live this double life is really trying.
disney entirely foot tough
From what I've understood, it's an entirely different world, and it's a tough world to get your foot in the door, but I've always wanted to be a voice of a Disney character.
general love terms
I love 'Richard III,' but in terms of a general play, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' has always been a big one for me. It's just so sexy.
almost fight naive people selfish
Simon's almost naive in a sense. They live in a world where people have to be selfish and fight for themselves. In that regard, he's toughened up by the crew.
small time
We all at the time thought it was a small Cessna something that was doing a tour.
characters dynamics humanity serenity
But now I feel like Firefly and Serenity are their own genre. It's not science-fiction so much as it's about humanity and characters and dynamics between people.
characters drop familiar hear incredible pin points watching
Watching (the film) with them is really this incredible experience. They are so familiar with the characters and the tone, you could hear a pin drop at some points in the movie.
compliment generous leaves loss moment prepared process receiving takes
It always takes a moment for me to process something like that, ... I think I'm prepared for it, but it's like receiving a really generous compliment that leaves you at a loss for words.