Sean Maher (/ˈmɑːr/;[2] born April 16, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Simon Tam in the science fiction television series Firefly and follow-up movie Serenity. (wikipedia)
You audition, and then you go and do what's called a test, your network test. So you have to go in front of the network and do it, and the network has to sign off on you.
I have these beautiful children and this extraordinary family, and to think in any way shape or form that that's wrong or that there's shame in that or that there's something to hide actually turns my stomach.
When my daughter was born, I was a stay-at-home dad for the first two years.
Right before I left New York, I had my manager tell me, 'You need to get a girl on your arm, or people will start talking.'
It's a terrible way to live, to be closeted, to always be worried about being found out. To live this double life is really trying.
From what I've understood, it's an entirely different world, and it's a tough world to get your foot in the door, but I've always wanted to be a voice of a Disney character.
I love 'Richard III,' but in terms of a general play, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' has always been a big one for me. It's just so sexy.
Simon's almost naive in a sense. They live in a world where people have to be selfish and fight for themselves. In that regard, he's toughened up by the crew.
But now I feel like Firefly and Serenity are their own genre. It's not science-fiction so much as it's about humanity and characters and dynamics between people.
We all at the time thought it was a small Cessna something that was doing a tour.