Charlie Plummer

When I was growing up my parents never thought I would be an actor.

I had done some community theater plays and I just had so much fun doing it. I was a really shy kid growing up and it gave me a platform to be able to express myself in a way that I didn't feel comfortable doing yet in my own skin.

Of course there are moments for everyone, and certainly for me, where you do feel misunderstood. You feel like you can't really connect. You do feel like you're alone in something.

My family and my closest friends are my favorite things about being home.

My parents were in the theater so I was always somewhat surrounded by it.

I think probably everyone can relate to wanting to believe that your parents are one thing, and having to come to the realization that they might not be.

In terms of actors and actresses, I think Joaquin Phoenix is probably my favorite film actor.

It's just always wonderful to have a director who encourages you so much to focus on the present.

The greatest thing in the world as an actor or an artist to connect.

I think everyone has experienced the realization about their parents in some way. I most certainly have. That doesn't mean you don't love your parents or mean you aren't going to be loyal to them. But, you are both human beings who have different opinions.

My favorite football team is the Atlanta Falcons. I love watching them although I have a love/hate relationship because they do make me angry and sick to my stomach at times.

I loved working on 'Boardwalk.' I had a very limited run on it, but I did love it and that was quality television.