Quotes About Acting

It is said that anyone who does commercial cinema is not acting, and anyone who does an art film is acting. I don't believe it. I feel whenever you are doing a film, you are acting. So you need to be applauded for that. I won't do art house cinemas. I want to make commercial films. I want my films to make money.

My brother was scouted for a commercial when he was three, and it was just because he could speak clearly and was well behaved, basically. I don't think he had any amazing acting ability at that age - although he is actually a great actor.

Before my big break in 'MADtv,' I was doing a lot of commercial work.

It is all about playing a challenging role, and whether a film is a commercial one or not does not really matter.

I did a commercial for a phone company when I was five. But my first big thing was when I was eight. I was on the first season of 'E.R.'

Bottom line is, off-beat film or commercial films, Tollywood or Bollywood, it's the role that matters to me.

Actually I love acting in commercials and I see no shame in that.

When I was in college in Chicago, I was doing a lot of commercials - that was my bread and butter.

When I started out in Canada, I did a lot of voice-overs and commercials.

I've done several commercials and I've done voiceovers for documentaries.

I moved to California in 2011 to be a writer. A family friend told me to take acting classes so I could do commercials and actually make a little money.

I loved doing commercials when I did commercials. I made a living. I worked in front of a camera. I could do plays for free.

I had done a few commercials here and there, but I was never super lucky in commercials.

I really don't like too much of the commercial acting in a lot of commercials.

When you play a character, you commit yourself to their beliefs.

I enjoy working away from home as it gives me the space to really commit to the character.

American actors who voice animated movies are so brilliant at it, because by the nature of American speak, it's full of energy and full of commitment. And as a British actor, we have to kind of learn that.

As far as acting goes, you get to a certain point where, I think, everyone can do the job, and it comes down to a level of commitment. I think sometimes all you have to do is show up.

I'm not really attracted to that long-term commitment to one character over many years.

I'm 30; I don't have any commitments, and there are great parts out there that I want to play.

I've never committed to a role without a script.

Once I committed to acting, this has been it.

As a baseball player, you know the commodity you're selling, but with acting, you wonder, 'What the hell am I doing that is so hot?'

You're always trying to find common ground with whatever you do, but you want to not be thinking about yourself when you're performing a play. The job is getting yourself out of the way and letting the character go about the scenes.