Quotes

On working out his character in Prisonbreak: "I made a decision not to work out because I'm lazy and also, the character is not a superhero. I didn't want him to be a buff guy with Jackie Chan moves because the point is he's smarter than your average Joe. " "This has been the biggest year of my professional life. I get to "play ball" with incredible character actors. When you're sharing screen time with Robert Knepper, Wade Williams, or Peter Stormare, you're just along for the ride. I remember watching Law & Order and thinking that Sam Waterston served up amazing work episode after episode. I told me representation to forget about feature films--if I can get a series, how satisfying will that be? You're working with people you admire, and you're on every week being appreciated. It's like winning the lottery. One in a million." About Scofield: "My character [in Prison Break] needs to be formidable. In reality, I'm not very tough at all." "My last meaningful relationship was about a year ago and lasted only a few months, but it was hot and heavy; those are the best kind." The closest he has ever come to prison: "I've been busted for rolling through a stop sign or two, but that's the closest I've come." "I haven't been working out in a while, I appreciate that it [the tattoo] adds shading and contours where there are none." Wentworth looks around the prison for inspiration: "The prison helps a great deal in keeping me grounded in the character." about being in prison: "I wouldn't last long. I'd get shanked in, like, five minutes." "A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs." On Prison Break, Wentworth says, "There are deeper emotional and psychological issues at work here." "I think the character I play [on Prisonbreak] is potentially sexy."(take away the potentially, and you have the opinion of thousands of female fans) "I'm kind of a dork. I don't have much game. I'm not particularly comfortable in bars or clubs. I much prefer being home playing Scrabble, having dinner with a couple friends, going to see a movie, or losing a whole weekend to Season 14 of Law and Order or The Simpsons."(and a cute dork too "I'm neither sexy nor a star."(if only he knew..) "No. It's really not my thing, but it is a treat to become someone who's 50 percent tattooed. The whole pleasure of being an actor is trying out things you don't have to take home with you at night." "I'm pretty much a couch potato." About the tatoos on Prisonbreak:"It's like wearing flypaper and when the weather heats up, your shirt will stick to you like Saran Wrap."