Quotes About Acting

I can't wait til I get the chance to be a character and how my face looks isn't the first consideration.

I have been incredibly privileged with my roles - after all I have had the chance to do some fantastic fun acting such as the Spice Girls Movie - who can ever forget that!

Anytime you get a chance to play some extreme character, in any direction, it's always a great blessing.

Actually the years when I was playing totally un - well, they were just roles that just went by the board, you wouldn't want to know. But anyway, I'm glad I had that chance to build my craft.

If you're lucky, and not a lot of actors are these days, you get the chance to create a character

I have no shortage of material or offers, it's just a case of what you select to do. But I think it's realistic that my chances of playing Romeo are now over.

Genre stuff is the most exciting stuff for an actor to play. I get to try new things, do things I would have never got the chance to do.

If you get a chance to act in a room that somebody else has paid rent for, then you're given a free chance to practice your craft.

If I came across a role that is completely mainstream and commercial, but it's the right one, I'd jump at the chance.

I'm always looking for a chance to play somebody who's completely opposite of me, just because I find it more interesting.

I also really liked playing Mr. Tumnus in 'Narnia'. I got to play my favorite character in children's literature, which I loved. You don't get the chance to do that in other jobs.

When I was I kid, there were so many different things that I wanted to be. As an actor, I get a chance to be all of those things, at least for a couple of days, which is fun.

I actually had a chance to be in Delta Farce, but I couldn't do it because I read the script.

I went to theater school but never really got the chance to do theater, and it's always been a dream of mine.

It's very, very rare to find five roles in one piece where we'd all jump at the chance to play any of them.

Understanding human nature. Perception. That's how I see acting - perception and communication.

While I'm acting I'm focused on what I'm trying to say through the character. And when I'm writing, I'm just putting down on paper or on the computer what I have to say.

I've been acting for many years, and the more you do, the more confidence you get about "this is my career and this is what I'm going to be doing."

Acting's all about the confidence you exude, especially on film. I mean, nervousness isn't attractive in anyone, but a film camera will seek it out and punish you.

I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out.

Maybe if I act well enough, I'll come to believe it myself.

Believing in yourself you gain confidence, which allows you to relax. Relaxation is one of the most important parts about acting.

Most of my confidence came from being with ladies, because I certainly wasn't getting any acting jobs.

And I don't want to turn actress. I want to do both. I wouldn't have built the confidence to do acting if I didn't model.