Quotes About Acting

Your nerves can get the better of you, especially when it's your first film.

You're sent scripts, and for some, as soon as you start reading them, you feel an instant connection to the character. You know who they are, you know how to play them, and there is instant enthusiasm. Then, at the audition, you don't have nerves because of that natural affinity.

Everything makes me nervous - except making films.

On 'Beverly Hills 90210,' I was very young and very nervous.

I love the art of acting, and I love film, because you always have another chance if you want it. You know, if we - if this isn't going well, you can't say - well, you could say - let's stop. Let's start over again, Gene, because you were too nervous.

The first job that I booked was a small role in James Franco's film 'Bukowski.' I had to make out with a 13-year-old kid. I think it was his first kiss. I was 15. I became so nervous on set that I actually fainted when James Franco came to direct me.

I'm nervous when taking part in any movie.

I think that's part of acting - to still get nervous and control that fear. I don't know how to get rid of that.

I was really nervous. Even when I left the audition I was nervous.

After doing the first couple scenes and I got used to being in front of a few people it got easier and easier. In Chasing Amy, I wasn't nervous at all. And in Dogma, the same.

I don't get nervous when I'm directing a play. It's not like acting.

I am always nervous when I'm auditioning for a part I really want.

I always get nervous before a scene.

The great thing about scenes that involve nervous breakdowns - in the little experience I have doing them - is that there's no way to craft it. You just have to do it, and it sort of crafts itself in just being incredibly messy.

I try to master every facet of a character in order to build a safety net for myself, so I can go on to take more risks to create someone really distinct.

I actually can't watch blood and gore and all those things. I watch Netflix shows with my hand over my face, like, peeking out. Which is funny, because I'm on sets all the time, and I know how those effects are done.

I think nothing I've done has impacted my life as much as working on 'Treme,' because it was the first project that I worked on in the United States after being an actor in the Netherlands my whole life, basically.

I guess each of my roles on the network have been so different. It's great to be entrusted with such interesting, unique, and completely separate characters.

I'm a huge fan of good, procedural-type shows on television... there are a lot of roles for women. But there aren't a lot of great network television roles for girls that will let you start a character in one place and finish up with her in a totally different one.

Right now, my focus is really acting and directing. But I see the creativity and the work that goes into building a network, and it's fascinating to me. If those doors open for me... I think just learning as much as I can at this point is really what it's about.

As an actor, there is so much more than just acting in the film. A lot of other things like networking and marketing is involved.

I'm sure acting is a deeply neurotic thing to do.

A lot of people say I always play neurotic women. Well, who doesn't play neurotic women?

Writing is one thing, but I'm way more insecure and neurotic when it comes to acting.