Quotes About Acting

The incredible blue of his eyes and the intensity with which zeroed in on me made my heart jolt, made me feel as if I were on an elevator that had suddenly dropped beneath me. All I could do was stare at him, surprised. Of course the character of Helena would have acted the same way. I wasn't acting but I looked like I was

Well, I'd love to work with Kate Winslet - she's amazing.

Life is the farce which everyone has to perform.

We all act parts, and wise is he who knows it.

You live like comfortable strangers. Like characters in a play.

I would have loved to do 'Alice in Wonderland.' Being a 'Bond' girl would always be fun. We had a lot of action in 'Eclipse' and I'd definitely like to continue down the action road. I want to do a romantic period piece, but those are really hard to get made because they're very expensive and there's not a huge demographic.

When I was working on Eye of the Beholder, I played a character who is so aloof that my whole lifestyle became very aloof. If someone knocked on my door, there was a part of me that went into a rage, because I wanted to be isolated and alone.

My mom thought I might be good for voiceover. She thought I had a cute voice, so maybe I could do a cartoon or something. And while we were looking into that, we also thought I should get into theater acting, so I tried it and the first audition I went on, I booked it. And it kind of just snowballed from there.

Even though I never worked with her, it was still really cool to have Brooke Shields on set. She was so nice and so funny.

You can't always be a leading lady.

I really learned how to act on camera through 'Power Rangers' because I hadn't done a lot of film and TV.

I moved to New York - I attended NYU, did a BFA in Acting at NYU. I was really into hip-hop, so I started battling, like '8 Mile.' I used to rap battle.

A rapper is about being completely true to yourself. Being an actor is about changing who you are.

I'm proud of everything I do, but I think I'm the most happy about becoming a rapper. It was my entrance into everything. That helped me get into acting.

I think that Mos Def is the best actor, but when you talk about rappers in films, I don't really think the quality of the acting is most important because most rappers are put in movies because of the personality and people want to see that.

When the actor you're developing a rapport with is directing, you feel much more camaraderie about scenes, and you can relate in a much tighter way.

It's very rare that Black actors get an opportunity to do period pieces and to have a breadth of characters to choose from in their work.

Every year, you can depend on having at least a couple really exciting Nicole Kidman performances, and that's a rare thing.

There are some times when I think acting can be a noble profession. And when those rare roles come along, like 'Down to the Bone,' you have the opportunity to be of service.

I think it's so hard to get really, really strong parts where the actress can act. It's rare.

Usually, in musical theater, if you sing operatically or if you sing in a legit style, you're the heart of the show. You maybe get to be moving and do dramatic stuff, but it's very rare to be that funny.

It's rare to get a part in a show that's greenlit, let alone two shows that have been greenlit.

It's really rare to come across a character, a show, or a movie that allows you to completely play four or five different characters within a season, let alone a week.

While complex acting roles are lacking for actresses, what's even more rare are female directors.