Top 78 Quotes & Sayings by Zachary Levi

I mean, I like to consider myself a reasonably athletic guy.

I could probably give you a list of a dozen pet peeves I have about my own physicality and why I couldn't get a second date.

I'll watch a Pixar movie over and over and over again. I'll be with friends of mine who have kids, that want to watch 'Finding Nemo,' and I'm like, 'Yeah, okay, let's watch 'Nemo' again, for the seven billionth time!,' because they're amazing movies.

Being nerdy just means being passionate about something, including everyone - the coolest people on Earth are passionate and therefore nerdy about something whatever it is, whether it's sports, or gaming, or technology, or fashion, or beauty, or food, or whatever.

I'm a 'Lost' guy, I love 'Lost.'

You know, Hollywood is a very interesting town - always has been, always will be.

There are a lot of people who consider themselves 'spiritual,' but that can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. I don't really talk about it that often, because there's too much talk in the world. Especially with Christians, there's more proselytizing than there is actual living proof of it. That's kind of sad.

I believe in conscientious capitalism; that's a kind of driving force with me.

Fans will treat something preciously if they're given the opportunity to do so.

On a personal level, I love the idea of hosting an awards show. I think that sounds like kind of a fun thing to do.

People don't talk about religion a lot in Hollywood because it's not an incredibly safe place to do it.

If I have my way, I want to go start making really interactive television. Stuff where you can sit and watch real actors do a real series and they can get into some kind of gun battle and all of a sudden your television prompts you to pick up your controller and all of a sudden, you're playing a first-person shooter.

I started in theater, and I love to go back to theater, just to have the experience and recharge my batteries, creatively.

I don't believe in strong-arming people.

My high school experience was pretty good, but my middle school experience was god awful. It was horrible. I got picked on like no tomorrow.

My whole background, my whole life was just lots and lots of theater, a lot of that being musical theater.

I think that 'Family Guy' is hysterical. It's edgy and hip - and they can do whatever they want to do because it's animated and they're not limited by budget.

I'm totally a geek.

I believe that as an entertainer, you're only as good as your audience and the people who support you.

I believe in incentivizing people. If you can incentivize people in anything, whether it's in politics; in life; in spirituality; in business; just take care of folks. Incentivize them and all of a sudden it's amazing the difference that you'll see.

There has been a kind of stereotypical 'gamer dude' that has been representative for the gamer community in the years past. But I want to spearhead or be a part of changing that.

Films are really cool because, every couple months, or however many times you can get a job because there's a lot of luck involved in that, you're playing a different character.

If somebody says 'singer-songwriter' to me, the first person I think of is James Taylor. There are plenty of modern singer-songwriters, but there is something about James Taylor that has always resonated with me.

A lot of people, especially Christians, want to put you in this box of being a Christian actor, and I don't believe in it. You do yourself and everyone else a big disservice when you start thinking about it as 'Christian art.' That's why most Christian art is bad. They don't put a premium on the 'art.'

'Aladdin' was probably my favorite Disney animation when I was a kid. The animation was great and Robin Williams was unbelievable as the Genie. 'Aladdin' was an amazing adventure and the lead character was a hero for guys, which I loved. It wasn't a princess or a girl beating the odds; it was a street rat. That seemed really cool to me.

Entertainment has this way of resetting itself.

I'm a huge Disney nut. I have been since I was a little kid.

I want to go create my own independent content and entertainment, in new models and in new ways, and essentially show studios and networks that people are good.

Oh I've done bungee jumping. Skydiving, I have motorcycles that I ride. I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie in that way.

I get a lot that people have a hard time believing that I'm a nerd... but I grew up with a Nintendo controller in my hand.

I had gotten the role of Fandral in Thor, but scheduling conflicts (with Chuck) prevented that from going forward.

The future and where we're going can be very terrifying, in some ways, but it's also really inspirational.

I'm more of a seat of my pants, heat of the moment kind of person, which lends itself well to hosting and acting, but not necessarily going, "Oh, what is my shot list? That's right, I needed to work on a shot list."

Doing photo booths and signings, and doing all of that for charity, and having dance parties every night, is so much fun. I like to dance, and I know other people that like to dance. It's a great way to celebrate the time that we're all down there together.

It's tough to fully believe in yourself sometimes.

Nerd. One whose unbridled passion for something defines who they are as a person, without fear of other people's judgment.

I hope there's always at least a small part of me that's always surprised, always taken aback, always childlike or innocent.

I think everyone is their harshest critic, but I strive for excellence as much as I can because I think it shows.

People are more willing to accept a singer as an actor, than an actor as a singer.

What resonates with people is that it feels like you actually are thinking of them.

I just remember that when Jennifer Love Hewitt released an album a few years back, it was like 'Oh, why is Jennifer Love Hewitt releasing an album?' But if Queen Latifah, or Justin Timberlake, or anybody else wants to be an actor, it's like 'Yeah, I'll go check that out.'

I am afraid for my health. I'm definitely burning the candle a little, at both ends, and I have to be careful about that.

As far as being an actor is concerned, you have to have passion. If you're not bringing the passion of the character into the room with you, you might as well not come into the room at all.

I love hosting. I've always really enjoyed making people happy, and so anytime I'm doing anything or the event is doing anything, and I look around and there are smiles on everybody's faces, I feel like I've succeeded in doing something. That's the stuff that I'm most grateful for.

As artists, when you have people that care about what you do, I think you should care about those people who care about what you do, and give them really cool interactive experiences to make them feel appreciated.

I can destroy a dance floor. I think life should be a musical. I always hate it when people watch a musical and they go, 'Oh, it's so unrealistic, no one just breaks into song in the middle of their day.' Yeah, they do- if they're me.

I'm looking forward to playing some really despicable characters at some point in my career so I can branch out and stretch those acting muscles. But I wouldn't want to do that on a regular basis.

I do think about The Flash often. I think that could be a really fun role to play at some point. That's right up my alley. I just want somebody to believe in me that I could be a Superhero.

I am a huge comic book nerd and video game nerd, so to get to actually play one of those characters would be off the chain. It would be amazing.

When you go and create something, you want to believe in it. If they don't, we're barking up the wrong tree. But when you believe in something and you see other people believing in it too, it just feels like you're doing something right in the world, and that feels good.

I get a lot that people have a hard time believing that I’m a nerd... but I grew up with a Nintendo controller in my hand.

I'm still kind of nerdy about video games, but I've had to take a little bit of a step back. I was really not getting a lot of things done in life because I was playing so much Destiny. I loved it, but I've gotta prioritize.

I'm a 'Lost' guy, I love 'Lost.

I've sung my whole life. I did a lot of musical theater growing up, I sing in the shower, sing in the car, sing everywhere really, on set at Chuck, all the time. I like it, and I've always felt like I've had a knack for it, or a talent for it, on some level, I don't know.

When I was a kid, I used to be way more nerdy about comic books and comic book characters. I still love them, but I don't collect anymore.

The thing I've always been most nerdy about is technology, in general.

I love reading about all of the breakthroughs and all of the new tech, even just the little household things that are coming on the market. I've always been nerdy about that.

I love being able to be the artist of the whole picture, as opposed to just one of the brushes.

What is your peace all about? What is your comfort all about? Where do you get your love? Where do you get your talents? And I can turn to them and say without blinking, ‘Jesus Christ.’

I wish it was a little easier for an actor to later go into singing and have it be accepted, but maybe I can still do it.