As an audience member, I live vicariously through the characters I watch or read about. There's something very relatable about comic-book characters. They're never perfect. They're flawed people put in extraordinary circumstances. James Badge Dale audiencebookcharacter share on social
I was really lucky that, through my 20s, I got to work with some amazing people, and I tried to sit back and watch and learn. James Badge Dale 20samazeback Change image and share on social
The older I get, the more vegetables I eat. I can't stress that more. Eating healthy really affects my work. You not only need to be physically prepared, but mentally and spiritually. James Badge Dale affecteathealthy Change image and share on social
I grew up in a crazy, gypsy-like household of actors, dancers and loony Broadway people. It was their way of life, and I didn't know anything else. James Badge Dale actorbroadwaycrazy Change image and share on social
I want to show up to work and take risks. I don't ever want to play it safe. James Badge Dale playrisksafe Change image and share on social
I'm a little bit superstitious, and I think that just comes from playing hockey. I won't avoid the number thirteen. A big one for me, though, is walking under a ladder. I've always felt like that's tempting fate. That's just throwing it right in their face. Check me out. I just walked under a ladder. What are you going to do about it? James Badge Dale avoidbigbite share on social
I grew up in a family of actors. I grew up onstage. The choice for me wasn't, 'Do I want to be an actor or not?' I always felt like that's just ingrained in you, the need to perform. The choice was, 'Do you want to do this professionally or not?' James Badge Dale actorchoicefamily share on social