About Tom
Quotes
I was a little nervous meeting him [John Schneider]. Growing up, I'd seen him on TV, and I think I had the General Lee car to play with when I was a child. When I met him, he was such a great guy; he's so warm and just a nice person. Our relationship works great onscreen, too, because we had an immediate connection.
E! Online, May 2001
When I have children someday I'm going to be able to show them I was part of this great icon. It's a great feeling.
Access Hollywood, August 2001
You throw yourself out there and you've got to figure some things out on your own. You've got a million people telling you different things, but you really have to find the truth in yourself.
Cinescape, November 2001
You know one of the things about going from modeling to acting is it's so much more fulfilling. With modeling, you get your picture taken, which is great, good for you, you know? But in acting, you're able to reach in and show a little bit more of yourself.
Rolling Stone, March 2002
Well, I can't have my fingernails clipped or filed, I just don't like it. So when they get long, I'll bite them and spit them out.
Rolling Stone, March 2002
There are many more shades of Tom Welling than just Clark Kent.
Rolling Stone, March 2002
Acting is much better than modeling. It's less about the surface and more about what you can actually do. Besides, I wasn't a very good model - I didn't get that much work!
More, June 2002
I'd like to think that in my deck of cards Clark is simply one of the cards. I'd like to think that there are other aspects of myself to express. Maybe a psycho killer is one of them, but there is always that fear. When you're looking at a contract for five years to play Superman, you're kind of going, 'Huh, OK, let's see about this,' but I was talking to my father while I was considering all this and he goes, 'The people who know will know and in every business you just have to take advantage of the opportunities you have and work as hard as you can because you don't know what's going to happen next week.' You don't know if you're going to lose your job tomorrow. I could lose my job tomorrow. There's always that fear and, again, I think everyone runs up against that, especially in this industry. It might not be because they play Clark Kent but it's because they played a romantic role in this film and now they want to be an action star but no one sees you as an action star.
Dreamwatch, July 2002
I wasn't the most popular kid in school but I wasn't an outcast. I played sports all the way through high school and was average. I was never hung up as a scarecrow and I could never flip cars or anything like that, but not too many others could do that either!
Dreamwatch, July 2002
I couldn't believe it when they told me I got it. I never really knew what I wanted to do with my life, but somehow I knew I wanted to be that guy who saves the day.
New Weekly, July 2002
I've realised that I have to make the best of what I've got, and I don't forget for a second that this is a beautiful opportunity that may never happen again.
New Weekly, July 2002
In one scene, there's havoc at the breakfast table and eggs go flying everywhere - I ended up completely covered. I haven't eaten them since.
Seventeen, September 2003
I remember a time when I was young when my dad was still much bigger than me, I don't remember exactly when. What happened was, I got in trouble for what I did and I remember looking up at my dad and him being REALLY big.
About, December 2003
Do I want twelve kids? Sure - but I don't have to give birth! I'm only responsible for the fun part. When the time comes for the first one, we'll go from there.
Us, January 2004
Lots of water and sleep. The dehydration gets you. I'm actually experiencing jet lag - I flew this morning.
InStyle, April 2004
There were so many rumours out there, and it's the kind of situation where if you speak about it you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. I'd rather be damned if I don't.
Dreamwatch, March 2005
It seems the pool is empty as far as directors go, I guess, and so they're bringing me in. It will be [my first directing gig]. I'm very excited. At this point, I'm only doing one. I think they're waiting to see maybe what it turns out to be.
E! Online, July 2005
The idea of me directing is a lot bigger than just me. I'm in 93.4% of every episode, so in order for me to get ready to direct the episode, I have to not be in the episode before or after it. Or at least be in them in very small amounts. So there's a lot of preparation which starts now, and it's months away.
WB58, July 2005
When you're committing to a film it's not as easy as, "Wow, this sounds interesting." I'm on set nine, ten months out of the year as it is. And so the amount of time I'm not on Smallville becomes much more important to me.
Fangoria, October 2005
I once jumped off cliffs on the coast of Italy, 50 feet into the water. I'm adventurous, I love pushing the limits and doing things like that.
Cosmopolitan, February 2006