Sterling K. Brown Quotes

With 'Nip/Tuck,' I had never even done anything before I got on that show. They created that character for me. I was reading for something else.

I did some commercials and a couple of B movies, then a few pilots that didn't go anywhere. Eventually I did the pilot for Beverly Hills, 90210. The rest is history.

I had wanted to be a regular character on a series for a while. 'The Brady Bunch' was an answer to a prayer.

My favourite TV show is 'Pretty Little Liars,' and I actually made a guest appearance on it. I didn't really have lines for my character, but I definitely want to get more into those kinds of shows.

I got cast on ER, I knew I'd be playing a great character and I knew the show was great.

I kind of got into TV when I went to visit a show my brother was working on. Soon I got the second lead in a TV show.

I'd love to be on a TV series someday, but I believe you get the jobs that you're meant to get. If the job that I'm meant to get is another musical or another play or film or TV show, I'm just happy to keep working.

Brian and I got cast out of that show into Trapper John, M. D.

I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell.

I arrived in Los Angeles on the Monday, had a call from my agent to say they wanted to see me for 'Dallas,' made an audition tape at my friend's house in L.A. the same day, and had the job the following Monday.

We went down for pilot season, I got Full House, and we wound up never leaving.

I had auditioned for 'The Vampire Diaries' years ago before 'The Originals' happened, so I was familiar with that mythology.

'Caroline In The City' was such an interesting thing, because I'd never been on the set of a sitcom or even auditioned for a sitcom when they gave me that part.

I gave myself two months to book a job. One month later I was cast on 'Modern Family.'

I'm on a never-ending quest to get back on a TV series, and I want to get on 'The Walking Dead.'

Somebody said, 'Get your agent to call the new Bob Cummings show. They're looking for a funny lady.' Within three hours, I had the job. That was January 1955. I had such fun with that show.

I live in New York and got a call from my agent saying there was this new role on 'Mad Men,' it might be recurring and they're seeing people tomorrow. I said, 'OK, this is one of those things where you hedge your bets, use your miles and get on a plane.' I flew out Tuesday morning and got the job on a Wednesday.

I like everybody at 'Criminal Minds.' I would like to guest star, but I don't know if that is in the cards.

Six months after I moved to L.A., I booked the ABC pilot 'Commander-in-Chief' with Geena Davis. I played her son.

One of my first jobs was on a show called 'Cold Case.'

My first proper credit was a small voice-over on an episode of 'The Sopranos' when I was, like, 11 or 12.

All I ever wanted to do was get a great job on a TV show. When I read 'Modern Family' and started looking at what was available - I obviously couldn't play Gloria; I couldn't play Claire. When I saw the character of Cam, I was like, 'I have to have a shot at this,' because I thought it was a character that would be really fun to play.

The truth is, you don't ever decide on a role, not when you first begin. You audition for the role, and you're lucky to get it.

When I got the script for 'Mr. Robot,' I was auditioning for a bunch of stuff. I had an audition going for a movie at the time that I wanted to do.

Although I have been performing in all sorts of ways and roles since childhood, 'GoT' is my first proper venture onto the screen.