"There'll be moments when I'm out in the prison yard, chatting with the cast and the crew, getting ready to shoot a scene. And then I'll remember if I were actually an inmate, I'd only be out there an hour. The other 23 hours of the day, I'd be in my cell. It's kind of a downer"
- Wentworth Miller
About this Quote
In this quote, Wentworth Miller assesses his experience filming a prison scene for a television program. He describes how he enjoys talking with the cast and team in the jail lawn, but then suddenly bears in mind that if he were in fact a prisoner, he would just have one hour of liberty before being restricted to his cell for the remaining 23 hours of the day. This realization brings him down, as he understands the harsh reality of life in prison and the lack of liberty and control over one's own life. Miller's words highlight the plain contrast between the glamour of Hollywood and the cruelty of jail life.
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