Quotes About Acting

I love acting on television and look forward to more roles, for sure. And I also love and need to perform live shows.

Before marriage acting was my livelihood, but now it has become my passion.

I started acting in my parents living room when I was five years old.

People balk at the fact that I've played loads of gay characters. Maybe I have, but you know what? It doesn't matter.

I spent a long time in London on the stage, and you knew exactly what you were going to be doing. You not only knew the performance, but you also knew exactly where you would stand.

Of course you come back after a long day and are heavy hearted when all of your scenes are unremittingly upsetting or angry, but I don't take it home with me.

As an actress, I learned a long time ago that there is a lot of this business that is just out of my hands. All I can really focus on is going to work every day and doing my best.

I gave up a long time ago trying to figure out what will happen in an acting career.

One day, I just hit a point where I was like, 'What am I going to do with my life, with my career?' I have all of these little things going on, but what am I going to really do? And for me, I saw longevity in acting.

The more you learn to love yourself, the better actor you will be. That's always going to be my training. Every part is, 'How can I learn to love myself more?'

I loved playing Shaun, he's not that different from me.

I just loved playing the mean girl. When you're not like a character, it's kind of fun to play.

I loved playing Chandler. I grew up playing that part.

I loved playing Emma Pillsbury so much.

I loved playing Darla.

I loved playing a dramatic role. There's a side of me a lot of people don't know, and when I do dramatic roles, it just all comes out.

I loved playing a character that women fancied.

I have loved playing every character that I essayed.

People will consider me a part of their lives for however long 'Downton Abbey' lasts. It's a lovely thing to feel as an actor.

Acting is not in the blood. My parents weren't actors, but I imagine that if you've been brought up with actors, you have a lovely time at home and just want that to carry on.

For years I have played the twenty-something lover.

I am not one of those actresses who loves acting.

Theater is where I have the most experience and feel most at home, but I'm really, really loving film.

Around the time that Girls Aloud was at its biggest, I was offered some huge acting roles in America. I decided to stay loyal to the band rather than take those other opportunities. Sometimes I wonder whether I should have just taken them.