Quotes About Acting

The whole of my acting career is a bit of a mystery to me.

Why people pick me for the roles that they do is a bit of a mystery.

Sometimes it's nice as an actress just to keep something back about yourself so there's a little bit of mystery.

It's fun to look at people that are so good at acting that aren't actors, like David Bowie creating a mystique about rock n' roll.

I think I live in this mythical world where doing the parts I do is not going to hurt me, and telling people my age is not going to hurt me. And it actually does. It's a bit sick-making but, you know, I can't change who I am.

I was very fortunate to have had three years on 'Fresh Meat,' before working on 'Not Safe for Work.' Comedy drama is a very hard genre to nail so I was very glad to have had some practice.

You cannot play naive if you're not.

My comedy does not come from a place of deep cynicism, and I tend to play characters who are naive in some way.

As an actress, you have to be very naive.

I gravitated to acting out of a mixture of instinct, naivete and opportunity.

As an actor, you're naked emotionally; you're revealing yourself emotionally.

I'd love to act. I feel that it's another naked, mysterious challenge, like jazz. It kind of intrigues me in the same way.

I've been naked in a lot of my movies. There's something inherently funny about the naked male body, particularly mine.

On certain days, it can get difficult, because acting is about being naked emotionally. There are days when you are feeling empty, but the scene demands you to go through a cathartic experience. That's why I like to know what my schedule for a particular film is beforehand.

What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious. The name thing: I will always be L.L. Cool J.

I will play the characters with last names like Sanchez and Gonzalez until the day I die, but I also want to play the 'Michelle Smiths.'

I've been a character artiste for four decades, and in our job, we learn very early that it doesn't pay to be narcissistic.

The narrative needs to change. Asian-American actresses don't want to be the damsels in distress anymore. We don't want to be saved, especially by a white man.

There's certain things I try to avoid, as an actress, just to keep my world from being as narrow as it could be.

I was so intimidated being on 'Nashville,' and acting is so much harder than it seems. But I'm always open to any opportunity that someone brings me.

I have played nasty people, but not everyone has seen that stuff. Before 'The Office,' I mainly got cast as little toe-rags.

Baghban' happened with me when I was very new. I played a nasty daughter-in-law, to somebody I have idolised all my life: My Amitabh Bachchan.

When you're there and actually facing Natalie Dormer, it seems to go on for years.

My native place is Belgaum and I understand Kannada and have a flavor for acting in South Indian languages.