Quotes About Acting

If you're creating your character, you can have full ownership of the emotional range they go through. You can make bolder choices.

With repertory, you had to play all these different characters. The range of roles is really what I fell in love with, every night getting to become somebody different. That was my idea of acting, getting to be part of the company and a family.

I am glad that after 'Rustom,' I did 'Mubarakan' and then 'Baadshaho,' as it explores my range as an actor.

I have been fortunate at being part of a contrasting genre of films and I portrayed a huge range of characters in these two decades.

If it's the theatre and the stage that really interests you, you should work on your voice, develop its range and flexibility and most important of all - projection!

I think anyone loves to play a character that is either evil to a certain extent or has a real definable character flaw. Those are always really fun, and, I think, funny.

Scott Foley was always fun because he's a very funny guy. So I liked working with him a bunch.

I've been called a funny person for a long time. I don't know that I know anything about comedic acting.

If another actor gets a good role, I'm furious.

I approach 'Fast & Furious 6' the same way I would approach a Sidney Lumet film. Getting into character's getting into character.

The further away you can get away from yourself as an actor, the more fun you have.

The more I can be the character, the further I can get away from myself, the better.

I was averaging about one movie a year my whole career, and that was because I'm fussy. I probably could have done more.

I don't take pressure. I can't really work under pressure. I do one film at a time, and I try to live in that character and in the moment. I am not a futuristic person who thinks what is going to happen after five years. And I don't live in the past.

To my family and friends, I'm very definitely a clown. But do you know what? Doing a drama would almost seem easy because I wouldn't need to find that gag in a line.

As a younger actor you want to be approved of, you want to gain respect, be admired. All of those things. To say: 'This is me playing this character. And aren't I fantastic!' I don't feel that so much now.

I did a film a few years ago where I gained a lot of weight for it. I was happy to do that because it was called for in the script.

I grew as an actress, and I feel I gained a lot, whenever I have worked with any great director in the past.

I didn't want to be an actress. I wasn't trying to be in film or an art gallery for me.

I'm quite cautious in most areas of my life, but I'm always happy to gamble when it comes to acting. I'm not frightened of falling on my face.

I auditioned for 'Game of Thrones' seven times! Loads of times.

I've been told that no one knows what happens in the future on 'Game of Thrones.' To my knowledge, I've shot one episode. So I'm as excited as anyone else to find out what happens.

'Game of Thrones' is my big break, so I've got to make the most of it, keep acting well.

I always try to pick my parts to be as diverse as I can, and especially when you do 'Game of Thrones' for so many months of the year.