Jesse Tyler Ferguson I get great joy from creating the perfect Norman Rockwell holiday. This is why I think I might be Martha Stewart’s brother from another mother. – Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson I love TV now, and ‘Modern Family,’ but what draws me back to theater is that initial instinct of wanting to be a theater actor. I love the challenge of starting a play and not stopping until you finish. I love the immediacy of trusting your instincts. – Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson I wanted to be an actor because I wanted to be onstage. I wanted to do musical theater, and from that I realized I was interested in plays. I never imagined myself on television. I was so lucky to be onstage my whole life. – Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson I still feel like a novice when it comes to classical theater, but I don’t ever want to become comfortable with anything. The greatest creativity comes from being nervous and uncomfortable. – Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson I did my New York debut at 21. It was ‘On the Town’ at the George Gershwin Theatre. New York is my artistic home. – Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson I always bring my Jiffy Esteam steamer to get the wrinkles out of our clothes. It’s powerful enough to press a suit. – Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Me being a shy kid, very closed off, showing vulnerability in a character was sort of a safe space on stage. It’s always been in my toolbox, there for me when I need it. – Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson I don’t have that kind of voice, the big baritone or rousing tenor sound. My wheelhouse was in the frothier pieces. So my appreciation for those older musicals and revivals grew. – Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson The people I idolized I saw once a year on the Tony Awards. I would buy the cassette tapes of the various Broadway shows and scour the photos inside the recording package. That’s how I exposed myself to the arts – New York and professional theater felt like a very distant thing. – Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson I think if I produced a show I would not want to be part of that production. That’s not… I’m not… I mean, I couldn’t even sell Boy Scout chocolate bars when I was a kid! – Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson At my first Golden Globes, I met people I was very much enamored by: Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. It was surreal to see them in person. – Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Well, certainly at the Golden Globes, during every commercial break everyone gets up and schmoozes with each other. – Jesse Tyler Ferguson
