34+ John Barrowman Quotes On Education, Politics And Lorraine

John Barrowman is a British-American actor, singer, dancer, and presenter. He is best known for his roles as Malcolm Merlyn in the CW series Arrow, Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and Torchwood, and as the lead role in the musicals Anything Goes and Sunset Boulevard. He also starred in the musicals Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera, and Matador. Following is our collection on famous quotes by John Barrowman on education, leadership, love.

Top 10 John Barrowman Quotes

1. I've always thought people would find a lot more pleasure in their routines if they burst into song at significant moments.
2. Never apologize for being nerdy, because un-nerdy people never apologize for being assholes.
3. I’m an openly gay man playing an omnisexual hero, who is loved on both sides of the Atlantic. How could I not be proud of that?
4. I do tend to eat healthily most of the time, but I don't restrict myself. I believe in eating anything and everything in moderation and doing some exercise.
5. I would wish that people would accept people for who they are, not be judgemental, allow people to live their lives and enjoy themselves and that would be my wish for people.
6. There's a lot of me in Captain Jack and there's a lot of Captain Jack in me. And there is no pun intended.
7. I was the one who taught my sister and my niece how to walk in high heels.
8. I'm a fan of comic books. I'm a nerd. I'm a geek. I'm all that stuff.
9. My humour and my work ethic definitely come from my Scottish side, and I have to say the sense of humour doesn't really translate when I'm in America.
10. Fit men walking around and bathing, it would be just like being in Ancient Rome [on a footballers dressing room

John Barrowman Short Quotes

• If you do something and it goes wrong, you learn from it and you move on.
• Some people are gay. Get over it!
• If you put a label on yourself, people will pigeonhole you.
• I've always said in my career and in my life I only do things I'm interested in.
• Honestly, the world can be a dark enough place. Light it up.
• I don't call myself an actor, I call myself an entertainer, because I don't just do one thing.

John Barrowman Famous Quotes And Sayings

I think my biggest appeal for fans is probably the fact that I'm honest. I'm up front about who I am. I'm a little naughty. I have a naughty side and everybody knows that. But I know when to use that and when not to. — John Barrowman

What I can say that's different in American television… in Britain, they wouldn't cancel something after a couple of episodes. In the States they would. They would just decide it's not working, take it off and put something else in on the fall schedule. — John Barrowman

I don't think nudity is a bad thing, I don't think people should be embarrassed about their bodies, and I don't mind whipping it out. — John Barrowman

You can be in the public eye all the time and still have a private life, but the important thing is to keep in touch with the people who put you there. — John Barrowman

It's taken me 30 years to get this way, and I don't intend to let go. I work hard, but I play hard, too, and that's the one part of me that nobody sees. But I intend to be around for a long time yet. — John Barrowman

I find with television, you have to play personality, whereas onstage, everyone talks about "the character," and what you do. It's a very different thing, because stage is much bigger, but on television, for things to come across to the public, I think you have to play a bit of your personality. — John Barrowman

I live my life openly and freely every day anyway, and do what I want to do, but I don't take any great risks. — John Barrowman

I would love to lecture to women on men. I'd tell them everything about men: gay, straight, bi, how we're all the same, how we're all bastards. — John Barrowman

I am not one of those actors who dwells on the histrionics and the subtext and future text of the character. I deal with the scenes that I'm doing at that specific time, because if I do that, they play in more of a real way. — John Barrowman

Desperate Housewives' was a good experience, though, as I got to play the bad guy for once. My only complaint was they had me in a lot of sweaters. — John Barrowman

As an actor, I only play what is in the moment, rather than in the future, but sometimes the past is more important than what is coming up in the future. — John Barrowman

I trust the [series] writers when I'm filming, because it's interesting for me to go in every week and see what's going to happen, and the challenge for me as the actor is to make it work. — John Barrowman

Whenever I'm in Glasgow I go and stand outside the front of the house I grew up in, which is in Mount Vernon. — John Barrowman

I'm not one of those actors who likes to analyze things too much, so I trust what the writers are doing with the characters, in order to give them their journey. My job is to come in and try to make those words on the page come alive on camera. — John Barrowman

Love is love, no matter who you fall in love with, love is love, it can be painful, it can be wonderful. — John Barrowman

When I go to Florida for Christmas I always take my nieces and nephews out on excursions, ... I become like a big kid again. We go on all the big rides at the theme parks or I stick them in go-karts where their feet can't quite reach the pedals. I think that if you can continue to have the child at heart you may grow old physically but you will stay young mentally. — John Barrowman

We get the scripts before the table read, but I don't look at them until we go into the table read. I don't want to know, when I'm playing a moment in the current episode, what's going to happen because it might change how I'm playing that. — John Barrowman

You know, every year 'Torchwood' has become something a little different than it was before. It's still sci-fi, but it doesn't just deal with spaceships and aliens all the time, because we've done that. Our science fiction is more psychological. — John Barrowman

Life Lessons by John Barrowman

1. John Barrowman's career has shown that hard work and dedication can lead to success, no matter what your background or circumstances may be.
2. He has also demonstrated that it is important to stay true to yourself, and to never give up on your dreams.
3. John Barrowman has also been an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, demonstrating the power of using one's platform to make positive change in the world.