I Think That's A Part Of My Job, Playing The Character In Spite Of His Claims Of Having A Closed Heart, To Open My Heart To Him. The More I Learn About Dexter As He Learns About Himself The More Affection That I Have For Him, The More Respect That I Have For Him Too. We All Have Our Shadow. His Is About As Formidable A Shadow As You Can Imagine, But He's Taking This Unique Responsibility For It. I Admire Him For That. - SearchQuotes

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I think that's a part of my job, playing the character in spite of his claims of having a closed heart, to open my heart to him. The more I learn about Dexter as he learns about himself the more affection that I have for him, the more respect that I have for him too. We all have our shadow. His is about as formidable a shadow as you can imagine, but he's taking this unique responsibility for it. I admire him for that.

Michael C Hall

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