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The Advocate: I’m not much of a Twihard, but I’ve been a fan of yours since HBO’s The Comeback in 2005.
Kellan Lutz: I love that! Brandon, you’re the shit. Thank you.
What did you take away from that experience?
I loved working on The Comeback, but I faked that whole experience. I was just a happy-go-lucky kid who fell into acting. I was going to college at Orange County’s Chapman University for chemical engineering. I met this checkout lady at Ralph’s named Maria and, long story short, she said that I should be an actor and opened up my eyes to the world of acting. I started taking acting classes, auditioning, doing extra work, and I fell in love with acting. I didn’t even notice Lisa Kudrow in the room when I did my last callback for The Comeback, because I didn’t watch TV, but I was bouncing off the walls with energy. I just thank them all for giving me a chance. It opened so many doors for me.
Michael Patrick King, the co-creator of the series, has taken credit for discovering you. What did you learn from him?
I quickly learned that there’s a lot of insecurity and a lot of sharks in Hollywood, but I saw that Michael Patrick King, who’s a genius, still has the same passion and zeal he’s had from day one. That’s what I look forward to in my own career. I love acting, but I always want to view it as a hobby and not a job.
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