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"When they first cast me, I was a pretty avid fan and vampire movies and Celtic mythology, so I was excited to get a chance to walk in Doyle's shoes and have fun with it"

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There is something disarmingly candid about the way Glenn Quinn frames his casting not as a career milestone, but as a kind of fan wish-fulfillment. He starts from enthusiasm, not gravitas: an "avid fan" of vampire movies and Celtic mythology. That choice matters. It positions the role as play, a chance to indulge personal taste, and it also signals the cultural climate he was working in: late-90s genre TV, when supernatural lore was being repackaged into charismatic, weekly-viewable mythology.

The phrase "walk in Doyle's shoes" is doing quiet double-duty. On the surface it is the actor's workmanlike nod to inhabiting a character. Underneath, it hints at the tricky contract between fandom and performance: Quinn isn't just playing in a sandbox he likes, he's stepping into an existing set of expectations about Irishness, myth, and the brooding romance of the vampire-adjacent. "Celtic mythology" can be an identity-adjacent shorthand in Hollywood, a way to add texture and old-world authenticity without getting bogged down in specificity. Quinn's excitement suggests both a genuine connection and a willingness to surf the aesthetics.

"Have fun with it" lands as the tell. Genre roles often invite actors to over-solemnify the lore; Quinn telegraphs a lighter intention, one that treats darkness as a costume you can move in. The subtext is a pragmatic actor's joy: if you're going to live in a world of monsters and myths, you may as well enjoy the transformation.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Quinn, Glenn. (2026, January 16). When they first cast me, I was a pretty avid fan and vampire movies and Celtic mythology, so I was excited to get a chance to walk in Doyle's shoes and have fun with it. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/when-they-first-cast-me-i-was-a-pretty-avid-fan-132841/

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Quinn, Glenn. "When they first cast me, I was a pretty avid fan and vampire movies and Celtic mythology, so I was excited to get a chance to walk in Doyle's shoes and have fun with it." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/when-they-first-cast-me-i-was-a-pretty-avid-fan-132841/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"When they first cast me, I was a pretty avid fan and vampire movies and Celtic mythology, so I was excited to get a chance to walk in Doyle's shoes and have fun with it." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/when-they-first-cast-me-i-was-a-pretty-avid-fan-132841/. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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Glenn Quinn (May 28, 1970 - December 3, 2002) was a Actor from Ireland.

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