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"The day before I got Supernatural, she said, 'Jeff, I can't resurrect your career.' I often wonder what she's thinking now. It was a bummer, too, because she was a very good friend of mine. But, there's always been detractors, even me. I would sometimes question myself and think, 'Was this the right decision? What was I thinking, 20 years ago, wanting to be an actor?' But, there's nothing like hitting that scene the way you want to hit it. And, to be recognized for it is really special. But, you know how this business goes. You can be on top of the world one minute, and then they're like, 'Who the hell is that?' I've been in this business long enough that I know how it works. I know how quickly it can all go away. So, I'm going to be smart and see what happens. I've got some great people around me now, who are all part of my team, and I love them to death. It's going to be real interesting to see what's up next." |
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"I moved to San Diego and started doing a show about extreme travel. I had just done a series here and I got fed up because I'm not good at playing the Hollywood game. So, I moved to San Diego and I didn't act for a couple of years and, frankly, I just started missing it. I love what I do and, stepping away from it, gave me a whole new appreciation for it. When I came back to Los Angeles, about four and a half years ago, everything changed for me. "They take me for who I am, at this point, and are being very accepting of it, which is great. It's a whole new level of maturity, as a person and as an actor, that I've never had more, and I couldn't be more appreciative." |
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"I had already shot the pilot for Supernatural, and I'd done Weeds, but it was before I got Grey's and before Supernatural started up again, so I fit it in. We shot it in 15 days, for no money, but it had this wonderful cast. If I fall in love with the material, like I did on that, I'll figure out how to do it." |
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"I've never been on a show that 25 million people watch. It's pretty cool. That's never really happened. I call myself a blue collar actor because I work, but I'm not famous. People don't normally recognize me. When that kind of recognition comes, it's nice. It's flattering." |
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"I love how he looks at life. He's the man I want to be. He's the man I strive to be, but without the heart problem. He's just a great guy. He sees life and seizes those opportunities, and he's able to laugh, even when things are not looking good. I think that says a lot about that character. I learn something every day that I get to step into his shoes, and that's a real privilege." |
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"It was a tough deal for while, working on both shows. I was being scheduled so much on Supernatural, and I was still working four or five days a week on Grey's, and so, the schedules would have to be flip-flopped, and we'd work weekends on Supernatural. Any time off I had was spent flying." |
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"And then, on the flipside of that, I'm working with Katie Heigl on Grey's and the storyline is, sometimes, very emotional and hard, but as an actor, you love that because you've got something to sink your teeth into. Both shows are great, and both are fun. I wouldn't change the last six months of my life for the world." |
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"As hard as it is, I'd be crazy to say no to either one. I love Jared and Jensen. Going up to Vancouver is like going to camp. We have so much fun, and it's pretty much just the three of us up there. There's a lot of giggling. The three of us together act like little kids. They're both fun as heck, but they're both so different. Supernatural is the most difficult because I could never get used to working nights. Working exterior nights in Vancouver, when it's raining and snowing, is a little daunting, when you haven't slept. The show is extremely hard, physically." |
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"At this point, every day I walk in with my picket sign that says, 'Keep Denny alive.' Denny's been through the ringer, man. Keep the guy alive, for God's sake. Let him and Izzie ride off into the sunset together." |
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"I couldn't have walked into a better cast and crew, as the new guy. They've really become my second family. I love them to death. That show is so well done and so well cast, and everybody is so happy to be there. A lot of those actors, myself included, have been kicking around this business for a long time and, to be on a show that is having the kind of success that Grey's is, really just puts a smile on your face, so going to work every day is great and you're happy to be there. It's a real cohesive unit. Shonda did a superb job of putting that guest together and, on top of that, it's got a great crew. From top to bottom, that show is number one. It's such a well-oiled machine." |
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"I had to choose between the two of those, figuring that I could make Supernatural and one of them work. Little did I know it was going to be what it has been, for the last three months, where it's been just crazy, doing two shows full-time. Ultimately, I turned down the Oliver Stone movie just because no one would show me the material, and I couldn't base a decision on not seeing any material first. I knew what Grey's was going to be, and my family probably would have killed me, had I not done Grey's Anatomy because they're such fans of the show. And, I've got to say that it was the best decision I've ever made." |
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"I had no idea I'd end up doing what I'm doing. I thought I was going to be a great writer and a painter. I was doing graphic art in New York and moved back to Seattle and started a graphic art company there. A friend of mine, who was an actor in Seattle, was moving to Los Angeles, and I drove the U-Haul down and never left. I got a Roger Corman movie, where I played a killer pimp, and I've been here ever since. That was in the early 90s. I fell in love with acting and got the bug, and that was how the love affair started." |
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"I cannot tell you how excited I was to see a scene with him walking," Morgan says. "I started thinking, 'oh maybe he'll be able to go outside, maybe we'll get to go to Seattle.' Then I turn the page and nope, he's falling down the stairs and back to bed. " Still, it was the best work you could get flat on your back, he says. |
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"It was a grim day, let me tell you," Morgan says of shooting his death scene. "A dark, grim day. I'm still not over it. It broke my heart to leave that show." |
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"I think, as I've gotten older I have realized what a huge privilege it is to even be in this business. I more than ever, love what I do." |
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"Well, someone to laugh with. And fidelity would be nice." | |||
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"Grey's Anatomy or Supernatural): I would bend over backward to be back on Grey's. Any day, I'll choose lying in bed with Katherine Heigl looking over me over getting thrown against walls by supernatural persons at 5 in the morning." |
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