Josh McDermitt Quotes:

Never underestimate the power of sitting quietly.

Topics: Sitting, Underestimate, Sitting Quietly, Never Underestimate

I stand in my own way on a daily basis. I don't know if this is something I will ever overcome completely, and I'm oddly okay with that.

source: - "Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Topics: Way, Overcoming, Okay

'The Walking Dead' was my favorite show before I even auditioned for it. That's every actor's dream, to be on a show that they're a fan of. It's just dark, and as a comedian, I'm drawn to dark things.

source: - "Q&A - Josh McDermitt (Eugene Porter)". www.amc.com.

Topics: Dream, Dark, Walking Dead, Dark Things

Thankfully, I don't have a real mullet.

Topics: Real, Mullets

As an actor, I have to watch people and observe their behaviors - this is how I create characters.

source: - "Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Topics: Character, People, Watches

Stop trying to figure it out. I love puzzles, but when I'm done putting together a puzzle, I feel accomplished, and then I wonder, "What's next?" Then I go start another puzzle. Life is a puzzle that I feel like we'll never fully put together. And I like that because, ultimately, I don't want to have life figured out and then wonder, "What's next?" That seems scary to me.

source: - "Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Topics: Scary, Trying, Together

I'm okay with standing in my way and in turn allowing it to impede my progress, but I'm okay with the struggle of overcoming obstacles despite myself.

source: - "Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Topics: Struggle, Progress, Overcoming

My daily surroundings feed my work, whether it's something I'm working on right now or it's something down the road.

source: - "Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Topics: Surroundings, Down The Road, Right Now

Music, art, landscape - these are all things I draw inspiration from.

source: - "Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Topics: Art, Inspiration, Landscape

I have an active imagination, and music opens the floodgates of that area of my brain.

source: - "Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Topics: Imagination, Brain, Active

I find inspiration in literally just about everything.

source: - "Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Topics: Inspiration

I like to be surprised by life.

source: - "Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Topics: Puzzle Piece

Everything can inspire me. I know that sounds like a cop-out answer, but I find inspiration in literally just about everything. As an actor, I have to watch people and observe their behaviors - this is how I create characters. My daily surroundings feed my work, whether it's something I'm working on right now or it's something down the road. Music, art, landscape - these are all things I draw inspiration from.

Topics: Art, Inspiration, Character, Down The Road

Music is very transporting. I'll hear a song for the first time and I rarely listen to the lyrics. I picture that song playing as a soundtrack to a movie, or even just in the background of someone's life. This all sounds weird, but I have an active imagination, and music opens the floodgates of that area of my brain.

source: - "Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Topics: Song, Imagination, Brain

I don't want to have life figured out and then wonder, "What's next?" That seems scary to me.

Topics: Scary, Want, Next

A lot of times, working in stand up, youre by yourself ,and so you just have to rely on yourself only but I like working in an ensemble.

Topics: Ensemble, Rely On Yourself, Rely

I can't imagine being on one of those shows where people have to look nice.

Topics: Nice, People, Looks

I'm on a constant yo-yo of health. I will go a week eating incredibly clean, but then I'll follow that up with a month's worth of binge eating. Then I hit the gym and eat clean, and then I mix it up with core exercises, yoga, Pilates, and sitting on an incline bench while checking my phone.

source: - "Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Topics: Yoga, Exercise, Phones, Incline, Binge Eating

For my mind, I try to reduce stress by finding quiet time and meditating.

source: - "Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Topics: Stress, Mind, Trying, Quiet Time, Reduce Stress

I love puzzles, but when I'm done putting together a puzzle, I feel accomplished, and then I wonder, "What's next?" Then I go start another puzzle.

Topics: Together, Done, Next

Life is a puzzle that I feel like we'll never fully put together.

Topics: Together, Life Is, Feels

It's human nature to work on ourselves, to get better in mind, body, and spirit, so there's nothing wrong with trying to live life to your fullest potential.

source: - "Origin Series: Mad Men And The Walking Dead actor Josh McDermitt". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Topics: Live Life, Mind, Get Better, Mind Body, Mind Body And Spirit

I like to be surprised by life; it's a good thing to search for the puzzle pieces.

Topics: Pieces, Puzzle Piece, Good Things