Antoni Porowski

My favorite book growing up was 'The Little Prince.' ”

I'd lived in West Virginia on and off for four to five years growing up. I'm familiar with Bible Belt, with Appalachia, 'Hillbilly Elegy.' ”

If I want to hear a voice, Lana Del Rey is very soothing, and I could just listen to her on repeat, but my real go-to that's been very consistent for at least the past ten years is Miles Davis. ”

Food not only connects us at the idyllic dinner table setting with family and friends: it is also part of our mundane, daily transit to and from work. ”

I get really manic on set, and then to just get myself to a place where I'm alone in my apartment again, it's like this recalibrating thing that happens. ”

I am not as knowledgeable about the struggle for gay rights, for our history, the way some of my castmates or other gay men I know are. ”

I'm very frugal, so I don't like to shop because I'm afraid everything is going away. ”

When I was studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse, I would overdraft my bank account and not have enough money to buy groceries. But I also discovered how to cook with very limited resources. ”

There's a deodorant I wear called Baux, from L'Occitane, that is super nostalgic because it reminds me of being in Greece in the summer. When I put it on, I'm immediately taken back to that feeling of having salty skin and hair from the ocean and the taste of fresh fish. ”

I'm very honest about my food background; I've never tried to pretend like I was a chef. ”