Top 19 Quotes & Sayings by Brendan Dooling

There are so many quirky characters, it's easy to fall in love with any number of the characters on 'The Carrie Diaries'.

I grew up in Bellport, Long Island where I attended Gateway Acting School and met Robin Allan. She was the school's director who took me under her wing and was the one who told me that I could do this for real.

I think what makes someone pretty amazing is being comfortable in your own skin.

I had a lot of energy when I was eleven and always liked being in front of a camera.

In voiceover, you have to restrain yourself when you're acting in the sound booth in front of the microphone. If you lean left or you lean right, you're going to lose the voice. Yet you yourself become animated when you're doing the part. So you'll see a lot of flailing arms, but a very still face.

I definitely like to stay active. I'm a huge fan of the NBA and the sport of basketball. I love to play pick-up games in Brooklyn where I live.

I guess I'd never formed any hard opinions of '80s fashion, other than that it was pretty outrageous, you know.

Society puts so much emphasis on outer appearance, but being confident in yourself and not letting others' opinions affect you is pretty amazing.

I went on a few auditions for Broadway musicals, and never stopped taking classes, but I didn't take it seriously until I was out of college.

Every young male actor dreams of being James Bond in an action movie. And that's their first role. But the truth is, when it comes down to it, that's not relatable.

There's no default. Each emotional experience elicits a different, possibly new response.

There are so many quirky characters, its easy to fall in love with any number of the characters on The Carrie Diaries.

Immediate gratification of a live audience makes me come alive. I miss performing in theater. I'll make my return to the stage eventually.

Sometimes it's binge eating as a method to handle emotional pain. I'll also write very sporadically - music, lyrics - to identify the problem. There are a few cathartic processes I've alternated randomly. There's no default. Each emotional experience elicits a different, possibly new response.

As we form our individual opinions of our fellow man, let us base them on our similarities and not our differences.

Isolation, but it's a good vulnerability. Humbling. I actually seek out solitude.

I miss being able to call people back instead of having to text them that I can't talk right now.

I definitely like to stay active. Im a huge fan of the NBA and the sport of basketball. I love to play pick-up games in Brooklyn where I live.

I'm definitely a child of the 21st century and I prefer texting to phone calls, but I would prefer an answering machine over all.