Everybody talks about how 'Everybody Wants Some!!' is the spiritual sequel to 'Dazed and Confused,' but there's a real trap in trying to recreate 'Dazed and Confused' - that magic is it's own thing.
There's an energy and intimacy around a foosball table that nothing else compares to.
You have to learn to be a healthy competitor, winning or losing. Because there can be a lot more losses than there are wins.
There's kind of a summer camp aspect of filming on location.
It's hard because there's a little bit of PTSD from when you're a struggling actor, working at a restaurant or living in a garage. There's a little bit of an inherent knee-jerk reaction to say, 'Yes, yes, yes, please just give me a job.'
I feel like that's the nature of being a young guy - competition brings people closer. That's how I bond with people.
Ryan Murphy is one of the best at creating universes.
If you worry about what's going to end up in the final cut, it's like you're thinking about the endgame.
My style comes from a very masculine point, and Valentino has a very masculine fit. It's built for corn-fed guys like me.
The Ryan Murphy universe is a very strange place to occupy, and I would never tell anyone who loves Chad Radwell to ever give up complete hope.
It's nice getting to always work with such extremely talented people.
The peacocking nature of baseball players and athletes in general - you're all kinda competing for who's got the most swagger.
What guy didn't want to be an astronaut growing up?
Anybody that knows me knows that I'm a huge fan of Texas. I live and breathe Texas.
It's a tough journey as an actor in Los Angeles.
My family loves movies. My dad and I used to eat a huge breakfast, and then we'd just go hang out at the theater all day together. We loved movies like 'Indiana Jones' and 'James Bond.' We were both big action-adventure movie fans. So I kind of grew up with an appreciation for film.
I just love the fact that Sylvester Stallone is a multi-hyphenate. He acts, he writes, he produces, he directs. I always respected that guy, especially with 'The Expendables' franchise, which is very much the type of movie that my dad and I loved when I was a kid.
If I could make every movie with Richard Linklater, I would.
'Scream Queens' is its own reality.
The Dicky Dollar Scholars are a little bit of a cartoon bromance. 'Everybody Wants Some!' is probably a little more realistic. I didn't realize that my brand was bromance!
