Quotes About Acting

I don't understand why people think it's harder to do drama than it is to do comedy.

Being a day player, period, is one of the hardest things you can do as an actor.

One of the hardest things to do in acting is to stop thinking about yourself and stop being self-conscious.

Listening is harder than just acting. Listening is the hardest part.

For me, the audition is always the hardest part of the whole process. Once you get on set, once you're in costume, you're with the director, it's so much easier to get in the headspace.

When you're playing somebody who's going through a lot - frustration and hardship - you're just purging all your emotions, and it feels really good to do that.

While shooting for 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna,' I just had to watch Dev sahab and I would give my best.

I am no more young. So there is no harm in playing an elderly role.

I don't want to play the lead and look like a hero. I am open to do character roles; what is the harm in it?

I did a 'Hart of Dixie' episode, and I was so excited for that.

I hadn't gotten a chance to do a lot of comedy, so 'Hart of Dixie' was a great place where I got a chance to do that and play.

Saying, 'I'm going to hang up my hat today, and I'm retiring,' it's not a concept for me, and it never has been. I figure, when I'm 81, I'll play 81-year-old parts, hopefully.

I can cry at the drop of a hat. I've always found that easier than laughing in films.

I used to have this idea that you can spend years in the movies and TV and then, at the drop of a hat, say 'Oh, I'll go back and do the theater.'

I hate auditioning so much.

Though films need retakes, I have always hated them because they tend to become mechanical.

I always hated acting but I kept on acting.

I'm an actor who hates dialogue and the present day and reality.

Some actors start with the right shoes. I start with the right hats.

I personally am happy doing a finite series as I can't play a single character for three years. Hats off to the actors who stay in a character for three four years and enjoy every moment of their character.

I love Lucille Ball. But you don't call that Shakespeare. It's just entertainment, you know. And if you like that, then go have a ball, have fun.

I want to play some really good, interesting, crazy characters. I want to take some chances. I want to take risks. I want to have fun and just keep working. That's all I really care about.

When I started acting, my parents gave me three rules: I had to stay good in school, stay the kid they always knew I was, and I had to have fun. If I wasn't doing those three things, then I couldn't do acting anymore.

I want to be on the screen, I want to play dress up every day, I want be different people, I want to have fun, and I want to use my imagination.