Quotes About Acting

I didn't like the idea of acting back in school. Both my brothers were into it.

I had never taken acting at Brown to be the beginnings of a career. I always did it just for fun.

I don't think I'd have been as good as Bruce was. He was a better JFK than I would have been.

My parents are really honest when they watch something. My nan is brutally honest. She'll tell me, 'Oh, you looked awful in that scene,' and I'm like, 'Well, I was giving birth at the time, so it probably worked with the character, Nan.'

I worked with Devin Kelley on 'Resurrection,' and Mekhi Phifer has been a long time buddy.

I have done serious roles in various films including 'Budget Padmanabhan,' 'Thaththi Thavudhu Manasu,' among others.

Not everyone likes seeing a strong, buff guy, but everyone likes women. We compete just as hard as men do, and we can do the acting just as well.

I had always enjoyed playing characters and dressing up, but it wasn't until I got to school and I started getting on stage for plays that I got the bug.

The acting bug first bit when I went to see 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead' at the Old Vic.

Theatres are built because they were the boards for entertainment.

Maybe I've got a bully's face, but I like playing baddies.

I wore so much rubber when I was at MGM, I bumped into the wall once, and I ricocheted.

I mean, the acting school I went to, we did have a social experience, but you know, when it's a bunch of actors, it's everyone self-consciously having a social experience rather than just having a social experience.

Acting isn't like being an athlete. There's no real quantifiable measure. It's just a bunch of people feeling things.

It's not that I don't want to be famous. It's just that I don't feel like the burden of responsibility on selling a film should be on the actors.

I play guitar and sing when I'm not busy with school and acting.

TV is keeping me very busy.

I'm so busy these days. I forget everything but my lines.

To disappear your complete self into a character is quite difficult. I've tried it 85 times, and I've succeeded two or three times.

I never had a proper modeling career. It was not something I succeeded in. Once I started acting, that's when the fashion world kind of embraced me.

If I can have a career based on playing roles that are a challenge and tell an important story, and for no alternative reason, then I have succeeded.

Acting can be a difficult business. When I was younger, if my mates were doing better than me, I might be a little bit envious, but as I have got older, I love to see actors cracking on and succeeding. The same goes for writers.

My criteria when looking for a role is that I will do anything that stands the chance of succeeding on the level it is intended to. After that, if it's a part I can do something personal with.

The actor that taught me the most was Bernie Mac. I did my first big budget studio film with he and Angela Bassett, 'Mr. 3000' for Disney. Bernie taught me by example what creates success is humility and hard work.