Everybody claims they have relatable, connectable characters, but those claims often aren’t true. – David Walton
Jason Katims creates truly relatable three-dimensional people you fall in love with right away. Jason always puts a lot of heart into what he does. He has a way of touching your emotional core in a life-affirming way. And he’s a great show runner. – David Walton
I have straight married friends that other friends think are gay, and I have gay friends who don’t throw that vibe at all. I know there’s a full range out there, but I feel that gay men who aren’t flamboyant are underrepresented on-screen. – David Walton
With a lot of comedies, the characters go on a journey, and they come back, and they’re the exact same people. – David Walton
I love tennis. I’ve played it my whole life. Loved it since the age of three. I had an injury, so from the age of 13 to 24 I didn’t play much. Then when I moved out to L.A., there were so many tennis courts that I rekindled the love. – David Walton
When I watch a comedy that’s just hitting you over the head with jokes constantly, some really hit, but if they miss, you’re like, ‘Eh.’ – David Walton
At one point, I was seriously considering playing Huck Finn in a production in Northern Maine in the dead of winter. – David Walton
Being on stage was all about the palpable energy of a rapt audience hopefully buying into a life onstage. The immediate connection with the audience was the best part for me. The camera is not as fun, but your work is preserved forever. There’s immortality to it. – David Walton
In this fragmented world, with such short attention spans, you’ve got a couple of episodes to make an impression. And if you don’t, you start to lose your audience in a big way. – David Walton
When a character does something appalling but you still want to root for them, I find that the most exciting challenge to play, if you can pull it off. You’re not supposed to like it, but you can’t help it. – David Walton
The idea of doing a tennis movie is truly unbelievable to me. Well, first of all, they don’t really exist. – David Walton
If you do good work, you start to make a name for yourself and things can come around. Weird little happenstances happen. – David Walton
It’s funny how when your kids get sick, they get even cuter when they have a stuffed nose and they mouth breathe. – David Walton
Boston has a lot of European qualities to it, and one of them is the charm of its above-ground trollies. – David Walton
My first series, I wouldn’t even know where to get a clip of it. It was called ‘Cracking Up.’ It was on ‘FOX’ in 2004. – David Walton
I’m trying to think how I impressed my wife. We had an on-stage kiss, and I really went for it. Because I liked her. Usually you can get away with it being just technical, but it was a problem when I ended up kissing my wife on the set. I’d say I stopped acting and kissed her on set. – David Walton
The first season of a show is kind of like an extended pilot. You’re only really on the map if it goes a second season. – David Walton
Just because you get a show and it gets on the air doesn’t mean jack. It certainly means that you’ll be considered for stuff, but you’ve got to fight and claw to get every job. – David Walton
I’m not jaded yet. I’m still at the point where, if someone comes up to me with great energy, I’m happy to meet them. – David Walton
I’ve been in a talent show, yeah. They are terrifying. The most nerve-wracking experience of your life, I’d say. – David Walton
