Quotes About Acting

Casting can be heartbreaking. Dealing with the disappointment is the hardest part.

I am also lucky that I can forget about any character I do within 24 hours. I can laugh heartily within minutes of doing a crying scene.

If fans consider me a heartthrob, I think it has more to do with the kind of characters that I have played.

Heath Ledger is someone I know and would like to do a film with.

'Heaven's Gate' I remember, because it was the first movie I ever was cast in.

There's no way around it - drama is very difficult to shoot. It's very heavy and something that you carry with you for the course of the day.

I think the more experience I have working on films, the more I can shed that character rather than carrying around that heavy weight.

I remember I did the movie 'Eulogy,' and there was a dramatic moment in it. It was pretty heavy, and I went for it. It was... I didn't feel that comfortable doing it.

I've played heavy characters in my first two films.

One of the first things I ever did was 'Critical Condition.' That was before 'Full House.' It was a Richard Pryor movie. I didn't have a giant part, but I was in it throughout. I loved the heck out of it.

You see a script, and you say, 'Oh, I can play the heck out of that,' talk to your agent, and he says they don't want to see you. That's heartbreaking.

I have enjoyed acting, but getting into production is hectic. I am not made for it.

Do you know how hard it is to play a character where you're always in heels? Oh, my goodness!

On the 'Revenge' set, even if they're not showing my feet, I'll still wear my heels because it gets me in the feeling of Ashley Davenport.

I started doing work as an extra and began taking acting classes. My height didn't seem to matter and no one was making fun of me. I found where I belonged.

I've always held to the belief, though, that people who do too much acting training always look like they're acting, you know?

That was me under the bath and the water being held down. The director wanted it to look as real as possible so he told Keanu, in front of me, don't go easy on her. So it was scary.

I just remember Bruce Lee blowing my mind on the screen, and I thought to myself, 'That's what I want to do for a living when I'm older.' Bruce Lee was so magnetic and charismatic and held the screen so well.

I really loved making 'Love, Nina.' I was in every scene, which was amazing. Bloody hell, what a job!

Hell, I ain't paid to make good lines sound good. I'm paid to make bad lines sound good.

I don't cry. Well, you know, I think coming from an acting background that's really helped me because I more than anyone know that an actor creates a character.

Getting those parts in the Christopher Guest movies was the second biggest helper to my career after 'Fernwood.'

I know with Gary Ross especially, he kind of gave me pointers here and there, but he kind of let me become firm in any way that I needed, and he just let me try things and to explore what I can do with my acting. So that was very helpful.

I find it hard to watch a lot of the kind of things I'm doing before doing it. I don't think it's helpful for me. It makes me too aware.