I come from classical theater training and when I went to college it was a bunch of kids that were hand-picked from around the world. I was around such brilliant young minds and incredible artists with incredible teachers. – Joe Manganiello
I was happier going back to my roots: training like men do in my hometown of Pittsburgh. Back home the guys in the gyms don’t lift to look good; they’re lifting to lift. They do it because they want to squat more and bench more. – Joe Manganiello
Also, to be honest, my dad wanted me to be an athlete. And I think all sons want to prove something to their dad. So now, aged 35, I want to see what I can achieve physically. – Joe Manganiello
I was kind of a dark kid. I loved Halloween, and I loved vampires and the black and white old monster movies. – Joe Manganiello
I mean, everyone walks into the gym on day one skinny or fat. Arnold Schwarzenegger walked into the gym skinny at 15 or 16, and I was that way, too. – Joe Manganiello
When I was growing up, it was Clint Eastwood, it was Harrison Ford and Steve McQueen – these guys were tough. They were leading men, but they were also tough and physical. – Joe Manganiello
Acting was the only place that I ever felt like I belonged so went for it with everything I had. – Joe Manganiello
I mean ‘One Tree Hill’ had some rabid fans – you’d be surprised – they’re almost in a class of their own. – Joe Manganiello
I wouldn’t tell anyone to study werewolves – I studied wolves, how they moved, their tendencies and sensibilities. – Joe Manganiello
I watched so many comic book movies where the actors weren’t as built as the characters in the book. It made me mad because they didn’t look right. – Joe Manganiello
I started working at clubs when I was sixteen, which is young. I would not want my kid doing that, but I did, and that’s how it went. – Joe Manganiello
When I first got out of drama school, my original manager tried to get me to change my name because people were having trouble spelling it and saying it. – Joe Manganiello
Well, being 6′ 5′, pull-ups are my nemesis. I have really long arms so I have to do twice the work of someone with short arms to get the weight up there. – Joe Manganiello
American comedies especially are all about these men being browbeaten by their wives and it’s impossible for me to watch. – Joe Manganiello
When I’m training for ‘True Blood,’ I don’t eat any sugar except for some fruit here and there. So it’s no sugar, no bread, no real carbs all day. – Joe Manganiello
It’s tricky when I’m constantly traveling and adjusting to new time zones and trying to also keep up with my workouts. – Joe Manganiello
I’ve always been an athletic guy, but the extent to which I go for ‘True Blood’ or for ‘Magic Mike’ is because of the role that I’m playing. – Joe Manganiello
I mean, I feel like I’ve been pretending I was a werewolf since I was a little kid. – Joe Manganiello
