I grew up in a place where a lot of my friends had horses, so I grew up riding. But I’m not an expert. – Anson Mount
In the last two or three decades, there’s been a feminization of the man in popular media that I’ve never really understood. – Anson Mount
I like science fiction. I took all the accelerated classes in school. I’m kind of a dork. – Anson Mount
For me, acting is play. It’s just play and it’s playing make believe really, really well. – Anson Mount
I can’t claim I’m truly a man’s man, I’m just as much of a dork and a crybaby sometimes as anybody else. – Anson Mount
I think the American Western laid down a kind of subject matter that’s about following your instinct or following your gut and having a sort of removed quality from your humanity. And I think Clint Eastwood helped to establish that. – Anson Mount
I grew up in the South, so a huge part of our American History education revolved around the Civil War. – Anson Mount
About once a year, I do these long-distance relays with some friends of mine, and it takes about 27 or 28 hours to complete it. – Anson Mount
I don’t care about sympathy. I care about playing a character who’s understandable and clear. – Anson Mount
When you’re in school until you’re 25 and you get out and suddenly structure is not handed to you, if you’re smart you realize that you need to create structure for yourself. – Anson Mount
It’s really rare that you come across a Southern character that’s not stereotyped, vilified or aggrandized. – Anson Mount
I love the long-form format of television. I love being able to develop a character, over a long period of time. – Anson Mount
I grew up hunting with shotguns and rifles, and we had a gun in every corner of the living room. I’m not a gun advocate, but that’s the way I grew up. – Anson Mount
