Quotes About Acting

I've always had a problem showing fear on a film.

'Entourage' is a very, very, very unique acting experience. I could go in to win 1000 Academy Awards, and it would never be as much fun as the show.

I did 'Ponthan Mada' with Laboni Sarkar, which had won many awards.

I have acted in 20 films in various languages and won 13 awards for my acting skills.

I wasn't thinking about awards or becoming rich. I just wanted to be able to make my living by working as an actor.

Ian McShane's character in 'Deadwood' was awesome.

I always at least try to come from some sort of human place no matter how ridiculous the character is. That's really awesome. That is more the work that I'm leaning towards doing.

I've always loved movies and loved the idea of playing make-believe. That was my favorite game, growing up as a child, was make-believe, and to be able to do it as an adult is awesome.

I happen to know there is nothing sexy or romantic about love scenes. They are just awful to do.

I was really awful at auditions. There's something about sitting down and saying into the camera: 'I'm Nina and this is the name of my agent.' That makes me just die inside.

I think every actor can agree that when you've been playing a certain character for awhile - no matter what that role is - it's always attractive to try something that's different.

I would do background and extra stuff, I would do student films, I just found every opportunity I could to be on set, and after awhile I accumulated enough work to get an agent.

As much as I hate auditioning - it's so hard and awkward - it's way better to walk out of that room and win a role because of what you did.

I find romancing on screen very awkward, it's rehearsed love but that's not the reason I have not done it yet. If that comes my way, I will embrace it as part of my job.

I think I have a certain awkwardness, and I don't know how that works on screen.

I love babies - I love being with them. As for acting with them, it's kind of hard because they don't know how to act.

I do school on set and then when I come home I go back to school and kind of balance it out. One day I'll be 18 and then I won't have to do it.

Ever since I got married, my acting career has taken a backseat.

I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.

I was going out for absolutely everything that was in Backstage.

Both of my parents are actors, so I grew up backstage with them. I would see some of their shows 30, 40, 50 times. I would have it all memorized. I loved it.

Most actors want the audience to like them, and that leads to bad acting.

I don't know what it is that I do, but when I play a really bad guy, I'm able to bring some level of likability to it.

It's always fun to play the bad guy, that's for sure.