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Carter
... the FACTS
Born: Atlanta, GA
Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Birth date: 1-8-79
Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6’
Weight: 170 lbs.
Hair: Light brown
Eyes: Blue
Family: 2 brothers - one older, one younger
Status: Never married, no children
Want children: Undecided
Nonsmoker
Education: Bachelor's Degree in communication
Occupation: Actor. Plays Jonathon Dallas "JD" Bruce on MyNetworkTV's American Heiress.
... on HIMSELF
Strengths: "I’m honest. I like making people feel good. I'm protective but not
over protective. I really enjoy taking care of women who like to be taken care of. I think I have a unique sense of humor. I'm kind of random sometimes, and say things you don't expect. I'm very loyal to my friends. I'm active, I like to do things. I like to go play tennis or golf. Or if they're having trouble, I like to be the person they come to and talk to. I just like to help people out, I like to take care of people. It's important to me to make sure I'm true to myself. If you're really true to yourself, you're going to be kind of unique."
Weaknesses: "There are many. Women for one. Unfortunately, they have complete control over me."
Others may not see: "I’m a big Nerd for Star Trek the Next Generation. In high school, I used watch that show and then I found it on Spike. Man, that's like a little secret. I
don't go to conventions or anything like that, I think I'm kind of a closet case. It kind of surprises people when I tell them."
I've been known to ... "take a conversation in a random direction."
Interests: "Sports, movies, technology, an emerging interest in politics."
Turn-ons: "Confidence, motivation, joyfulness, an active mind, goofing off. I love when people surprise me. Often times, we have initial conceptions about people, we kind of make quick judgments, especially in this day and age because everything is so fast and you have to kind of sum up people really quickly. I always love when people contradict what our initial assumption would be and they surprise you. And I'm fascinated with a person's capacity to change. And people who are willing to change their views or be open enough to change who they are as they progress. I feel like life is all about growing. Its all about one moment to the next and what you can learn from the past and change. That's definitely a turn on for me. People who are open to explore and change themselves, expand themselves a little bit."
Turn-offs: "Selfishness, closed mindedness. I hate on the freeway when people just lay on the horn. To me, that's
real selfish. I hate that. I'm actually not very patient in life but I'm a patient driver. I'm a very defensive driver. But in life, I'm always working on my patience. But speaking of change, I actually have progressed, so that's good. Selfishness is a big one. We're not here to be selfish, we're here to connect with other people. So that's the big one for me."
Special Talents: "I play a little piano. I can mimic the Irish River Dance. Michael Flattery cracks me up."
Charities: "I volunteer for Red Cross. I don't do it as much as I should. I organized a blood drive in high school and college. Out here, I just go over there and I give blood when I can and try to help out. But I have to get back to it."
15 minutes of fame: "Diane Sawyer once asked me about President Clinton as a `man on the street' for 60 minutes. She asked me if the sex scandal bothered me, I said, `yes but there are more important things going on."
Travels: "Australia, Fiji, Mexico, New Zealand, all over the US."
Spirituality: "I believe we all need to love each other and look for love in everything we see and do and I believe there is a higher power watching over us."
Fashion sense: "Not much of one. I like jeans and a T-shirt and a jacket over the T-shirt if it's cold."
Staying healthy: "I try to eat well, only occasionally eat fast food. Lift weights, run, play tennis, basketball."
What touches my soul: "Music really gets to me, even really awesome cheesy music from the eighties like Peter Cetera. I love music. It makes me emotional when I hear good music. I think Peter Cetera songs are like hilarious too me, they really crack me up, but they're kinda like you can't stop listening to them."
... on WOMEN
What I first notice: "I’m big on poise; I always notice a woman's quiet confidence, grace."
Attention-getters: "Smile and look me in the eye when I look at them."
Ideal woman: "I don’t have one. I’ve dated different types of women and like different things about all of them. She must be positive and focus on the good things.
The reason I say confidence, is because it's just really draining if I have to worry about
if she's very needy. I mean you always want to care about the person you're with but if you're always having to worry about every little
thing or if they're upset. Also, I like a sense of humor. A willing spirit, likes to have a good time, try new things."
I can't resist a woman who ... "plays hard to get … I LOVE it."
Most important quality in a woman: "Confidence."
Ideal date: "I love just going out to eat somewhere nice and laid back where you can have a long conversation, then, afterwards just go for a drive. I pretend to get lost if things are going well."
I'd call a woman back after a first date ... "if she leaves the end of the date with a little mystery."
I would never date a woman who ... "was a chronic `bad mouther,' like always talking trash. I don't want to be around that, I don't like that."
How I show I care: "It depends what she cares about. I try to do something for her that SHE likes … that or flowers. I try to be romantic.
I try, I'm learning. I'm definitely a guy who's being taught. I'm still young, obviously. I haven't yet spread rose petals upon a fountain of chocolate while the horse runs up on the beach, or anything like that. I think I'm somewhat romantic. I like
the simple, small things. Maybe what you say to someone, when you're having an intimate moment or something. I think that God is in the details. It's the little things. It's what she cares about, the details of what's important to her. Usually, you learn what she likes ... little things. It depends on the person. You pay attention to the small things, that's where you're inspired."
What makes a woman unforgettable: "Her smile. I don't know how to describe it. If you see someone you think you're attracted to, and then when you actually meet them, and they really look at you and they smile, it's the thing that's kind of unexplained. The chemistry. It just makes me feel good, like everything's going to be OK if she smiles. It's kind of reassuring."
I wish women understood ... "we are idiots and we don’t always understand you. We often, `didn’t mean it like that' and it's the truth."
One thing a woman has never done for me yet: "I honestly feel that women are the better half of the equation. I always think it's me, that I have to learn to do something else. Women are great and they're always doing plenty for me. I don't think there's anything. I'm trying to learn from women to keep then there."
... on RELATIONSHIPS
Views on relationships: "If I'm in a long term relationship, I'm in it for real. I would never cheat. I'm very loyal. But I want to make sure that it's the right person for me to be in with. I'm kind of careful when it comes to long term relationships. But I'm always open to it, for sure. It has to be the right situation, the right person comes along, then absolutely I'd like to be in a relationship. For me, I don't feel like it's healthy just to go out saying I want a relationship right now, and just try to force one because I think that's where many people can get into trouble. It's definitely important to me. I think it helps you grow as a person if you're in a sharing relationship with someone, where you can kind of learn from each other on s deeper level. So for sure, it's important. I'm just starting out in my career, I'm not at the stage right now where I'm really planning for that (marriage/kids) but I definitely wouldn't rule it out but I wouldn't say that's something that I'm planning or right now, but
it's definitely something I'm open to. "
Is a relationship important to you: "If it's with the right person absolutely. I think to learn more about yourself and your partner it takes work and commitment."
What I love most about being in a relationship: "The feeling of connection; I've learned you can't be in a relationship and be selfish ... which is a good thing, I'm still learning obviously ... I'm single, after all."
Top relationship keys: "Definitely communication. I learned that it really helps to be very clear and upfront with people. Make sure you're on the sane page because I think when your emotions get involved in a relationship, people can spiral in their own kind of emotions and start making up things that are happening and not be basing it on the facts of what people are feeling, what they're doing. So if you make sure you communicate up front, it really can clear that up. Just make sure everyone's on the same page. I feel like I'm a little bit of an infant when it comes to relationships so I'm always learning for the next one ... you always have to be thinking about the other person.
It is a relationship, so your sharing with another person, so it takes two to tango."
A woman in a relationship with me can expect ... "to be surprised and kept on her toes ... and that if I commit to a relationship, I will try real hard to make her happy although she can also expect that I will mess up sometimes and be completely oblivious to what she's feeling. I'm spontaneous as far as I might want to do something out of the blue, and just go and hopefully she'll be willing to go. I take pride in keeping her entertained, keeping her laughing and having a good time. I'm loyal. I think I'm fun, I
can be romantic. She never knows what she's going to get. I can kind of change, I can be moody in a good way, I can just change modes, maybe that's why I'm an actor."
What I expect: "I expect honesty and for her to be relaxed and able to have fun in it without expectations of what it should be."
When I'm in love, I ... "am obsessed with her. I can't think about anything else."
What makes me feel close to a woman: "Her touch. To me, a woman's touch creates an instantaneous connection. It really calms me down and makes me focus on her. It can take my mind off everything else going on just to touch a woman."
Greatest relationship lesson: "Communication counts. It's impossible to be in a healthy relationship if we're playing `cloak and dagger' games with each other ... ya know, talking around issues or avoiding them altogether."
What makes a woman marriage material: "Self-respect, confidence, a positive attitude, has a lot of love to give."
... on SEX
What makes sex good: "Communication."
I feel my sexiest when ... "I’m with a sexy lady."
Most sensual part of a woman's body: "Her neck."
Sexiest thing a woman can wear in private: "Nothing."
Surefire way to seduce me: "I'm kind of into the chase, I like going after the girl.
What's sexy to me, what would seduce me, actually, is a woman who's kind of a little bit coy and kind of makes me chase her a little bit and keeps me guessing. I really like that. I'm definitely all about the chase. It's not a wives tale, it works."
... on LIFE
Making my mark: "Still figuring that out."
Responsibility to society: "Give more than you take."
Valuable life lesson: "Nothing’s perfect and that’s a good thing. If a relationship or anything in life is absolutely perfect, there'd be no meat to it, everything would be kind of blah. You'd have no emotional response. I think the interesting thing about life and about relationships is that it isn't perfect and it's how we deal with the imperfections, that's exciting. No relationship is going to be perfect, but it's how you resolve issues or how you communicate to resolve those issues, that kind of makes you closer to someone and helps you learn about yourself."
I must ... "travel to as many places as possible, write a song, meet the woman of my dreams. I really only play by ear, I can't really read music that well, but I always can come up with little tones, but I never sat down and actually put together a full song, so I have pieces of all these songs that I've never really completed. So I' like to someday, finish it."
Best advice received: “You never know unless you try.”
Best advice I've given a woman: "We're pretty much idiots, we're not always the brightest. We need you to help us through
life ..."
... on HIS FAVORITE THINGS
Movie: "There are too many. But I just saw Last King of Scotland, that’s my favorite today."
TV Show: "American Heiress."
Book: "I don't have a favorite. I read a good bit but I kind of go in spurts. Right now,
I'm reading a book called Pompeii. Life of Pi is one of my recent favorite ones that I read a while ago. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. I'm a reader, I don't really have that one book that I can tell is my favorite."
Music: "I’m all over the place. This week its AC/DC. The Killers, The Fall Out Boys. I go back and forth a lot. Classic Rock, Guns N' Roses then even into Hip Hop."
Food: "Again my tastes vary a lot. I’m really lovin’ Japanese food lately. Man, I love food. Italian, Japanese. I didn't eat sushi until I came to CA. I didn't eat guacamole or sushi but I've learned to love that."
... final THOUGHTS:
Always in my refrigerator: "Well, honestly, in my fridge is the following: Milk, cranberry juice, and in the freezer, frozen Omaha steaks ... I guess I am a
cliche."
I would change places for 24 hours with ... "Jack Bauer … it would be a long 24 hours. That's a tough question. There's so many problems in the world, you would think there's a better way to solve them, but I don't know, I think what's going on in Darfur, and I wonder if I could change places with someone in charge down there if I could make any difference, but I don't know if I could. But as far as who's life I'd like to have. I like my life. The journey's the fun part. So I'm happy with who I am and I don't really need to change places."
I would most like to hang out with ... "I think it'd be funny to have like three really different people in the same room just to see what would happen, like George Bush and Sasha Baron Cohen and ... I love to watch people interact who are very different, that I can learn from."
Celeb I would love to take on a date: "Natalie Portman. She’s amazingly graceful, talented, funny and absolutely gorgeous."
Why I'm such a great catch: "I’m not sure I am. I'll keep her entertained and on her toes; I love the idea of change. If I'm in a relationship, I'm actually looking to change and I hope she is too, maybe that is something unusual. If I'm committed to a woman, I try to show her as much love and affection as I could. I just want to make sure she's happy."
Me in a word: "Peculiar."
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