Jason Priestley Quotes

• I think it’s great now that we seem to be in an era where it’s OK to be gay and I think that the society in North America has had more of a problem with it than any other society.

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• When you say ‘90210,’ everyone knows what you’re talking about. So why not make use of that? And they certainly have. I think the show looks beautiful, and all the actors are doing a great job. It’s a tangled web they’ve created thus far. It’s great.

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• Well, any time you’re faced with fame on that level, it’s – it can be somewhat unnerving because you’re never taught how to manage it and how to deal with it. So you’re sort of left out there on your own, trying to navigate those waters for yourself.

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• One of the fun things about being an actor is stepping outside yourself and outside of your own experience. It’s challenging yourself to totally commit to something that in your core is so wrong.

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• Los Angeles is a one-horse town. It’s entirely driven by the entertainment business and that’s what it is.

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• If people think I am gay, yeah, hey that doesn’t bother me. Not at all. What would people think? To me I am such a heterosexual guy. It doesn’t even, I don’t even think about it.

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• I’m very happy to be directing though. It’s a challenge, and it’s a lot of fun for me to be on set.

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• I’m from Canada and my wife is from St. Albans, so I feel a great kinship with the Brits.

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• I think the moral majority and religious right have been shrinking and having not quite as loud a voice in America, and all of a sudden people are coming to their own realizations going, ‘Joe down the street is gay and he’s a great guy.’

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• I love filming in Britain.

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Jason Priestley (10)

Birth:	28th August, 1969
Nationality:	Canadian
Profession:	Actor, Director

About

Jason Bradford Priestley was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is a Canadian actor and director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 and for his role starring as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick in the show Call Me Fitz. His role in several films include: The Boy Who Could Fly, Calendar Girl, Coldblooded, Love and Death on Long Island, Eye of the Beholder, The Fourth Angel, Cherish, Time of the Wolf, Die, Mommie, Die!, Going the Distance, Hot Tamale, and Zoom. His role in television include: Teen Angel(TV series), Sister Kate(TV series), I Want to Marry Ryan Banks(TV film), Tru Calling(TV series), Colditz(miniseries), Love Monkey(TV series), Above and Beyond(miniseries), Side Order of Life(TV series), Expecting a Miracle(TV movie), and Private Eyes(TV series). He directed several films include: Barenaked in America(documentary film), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye(TV movie), and Goodnight for Justice(TV movie).

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