Michael Welch talks to 17 Magazine

Art Imitating Life Imitating Art
"Part of how I was able to connect so easily to [my character] Mike Newton is that I had a very similar experience in high school. In our case, she liked me first and I liked her later, and that crossover time never worked out."
—Michael Welch




The Pickup Line
"A lot of the pickup line that's important is the second move. If you use a pickup line and the girl reacts poorly, your reaction to that is a big factor in how the girl sees you. Me? As soon as you react poorly to me, I just shut down. That's probably why I've never tried it out."
—Michael Welch



The Guy You Grow Old With
"I've only been in two relationships in my life, and I've maybe hooked up with a grand total of five or six people. In terms of my priority and how I think about it, I'm a committed guy. It was always more appealing to me to hear stories about an old couple who's been together since high school and they're now 89 years old."
—Michael Welch