Stephen Amell quotes:

You have to relax when you're shooting an arrow. You can't be tense. And that just helps, in your day-to-day life.

I like vocabulary and I actually read a book called 'Word Freak,' which is about a guy who basically went into competitive Scrabble for a year. But having a big vocabulary and being good at Scrabble are not the same thing.

I started to book good television jobs in 2010. I started to get really close to exceptional jobs in 2011, and then I got 'Arrow' in 2012. I know how lucky I am because just getting the lead in a pilot doesn't guarantee that that pilot is going to turn into something great.

I would love to be nominated for an award at some point or do something that at least engenders the type of cultural conversation that a role like Giancarlo Esposito on 'Breaking Bad,' or actually any of the people on 'Breaking Bad.' I would love to have a role in a feature film that was a cultural talking point.

The thing that I've learned is that there really is no joy, and nothing ever good is going to come from negativity. Those are thoughts that, even if you were presenting an honest version of yourself, there's just no point in sharing.

When I first broke into the acting industry, I taught spinning classes to support myself.

When I shot 'Private Practice,' Amy Brenneman made a point of really befriending me before we started shooting.

People used to ask me questions on my blog about how to break into the acting industry. You often have to start out in parts where you have very few words, but you still have to try to make an impact.

I loved Superman growing up. I saw a couple of those movies in the theater, and I watched 'Superman II' 8000 times.

I like to give myself a nice run up to a shirtless scene. Physically, it really doesn't make any difference. It's about mentally feeling good about it.

I wasn't aware of Green Arrow as a kid. My thing growing up was wrestling.

I had five years in the business in Canada, and then I came down to the States in February of 2010. I had a good pilot season. I started getting guest star work. I started to get bigger stuff.

I'm still an actor who wants to work all the time.

I would like to, in some capacity, observe how Tom Cruise goes about his business when it comes to making a movie and how he behaves on set and how he interacts with the crew because from everything that I've heard, it is the template for professionalism and just the way to conduct yourself as an actor.

Love triangles very rarely stay quiet for very long.

When I'm working, I'm working and I'm focused on that day's work.

And what better way to get people talking than by creating a new word.

I'm share a lot of details, but 98 percent of my life is still private.

When I get time off, my brain is just, that's it. I sit. I veg. People will think that I'm upset or not happy, but I'm just exhausted. I'm just zoned out.

Im share a lot of details, but 98 percent of my life is still private.

I'm flattered if any movie role and my name are mentioned in the same sentence, because there haven't been a ton of them.

I'm not the smartest dude in the world. (After all... I picked a career in acting.)

Some of the most cutthroat auditions youll have as an actor are when youll have three words to say.