"I was happy to do it when I saw the chance of helping out the local theater scene ... I am delighted to be able to help the theaters where I grew up and learned my profession. I have never forgotten my past."
Goran Višnjić is a Croatian actor. He is best known for his roles as Dr. Luka Kovač in ER and Garcia Flynn in Timeless, both NBC television series. For ER, he and the cast were nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
"Every time I perform, I work really hard to give part of myself to the audience. Then I do an interview and I read some story that just isnt true, or someone draws a crazy conclusion about my life, and its such a betrayal. It hasnt happened here, but in Croatia, Ive had to stop reading about myself. I dont think actors mean to be secretive - they just dont want strangers looking through their kitchen window."
"Im working with a dialect coach, but its not helping. I want everyone to understand what I am talking about, like peritoneal lavage, you know, these medical expressions... I dont want to lose my accent, I just want it to become smaller."
"All I ever wanted to do was act."
"If a great part comes up and the guys meant to have an Eastern European accent, great; but if its a bad part I wont take it."
"The first time I came here it was 10 days, then 15 days, then three months. Now this time I have to stay to April. Im slowly getting stuck here and I miss Europe."
"Its mostly everyone from the show, so this feels just like being in the studio - except that we can drink here."