Quotes About Actor

And I'm very surprised that all this stuff actually worked out to where I could have a career in film, gain the benefit of my education, and be thankful that I was able to break into my craft as an actor.

When I was in casting, we would bring somebody in, have them read their lines, maybe give them a few pointers, and hire them, and then once they go to the set and you have a director who's directing them, that performance may not be anywhere near what you had in the audition, either good or bad.

I'm always conscious of what I'm writing, conscious of what the actor may ask me. I have a defense for nearly every line in the song.

I've done a lot of films that have become iconic, not necessarily because of me.

Honestly, I would not advise any actor necessarily, if he was really thinking of his career, to come out.

I think every actor wants a certain amount of control. Maybe not control, as such, but just to be part of the process. But it's not necessary, I guess.

For a two-hour movie on a 20-day shooting schedule, it's O.K. to have an actor who's a pain in the neck.

As an actor, I have always believed that content is the kin,g and I have always put my neck on the line to choose cinema that is off the beaten track.

You can be a dynamic actor, but could never be a star if you never spend time with the media. That's something that I neglected to do.

It's either feast or famine, and that's the way it's been for as long as I can remember. I've spent my whole career thinking I'll never work again. Every actor lives with that insecurity. You just have to negotiate the rapids as they come.

I'm not a nerd, I play one on TV.

When it comes down to it, I'm kind of a nerdy actor.

I was really excited about 'Nerve' with Dave Franco and Emma Roberts.

It's definitely nerve-racking to be the center of attention. I'm not the kind of an actor that just craves attention 24-7 - but it's part of the deal. You're the leader on the set.

It was quite natural - the first day I got to the set I was really nervous, but I loved the whole experience.

When I was younger, I was nervous and didn't have a huge amount of confidence as an actor. Comedy is something - you know when you're getting it right because you can hear. And you can hear if you're not getting it right! I like to create interesting, weird characters, and they're often best in comedies.

As an actor, you're always nervous as to what a director will do with something.

So, suddenly I was an actor. I don't remember being nervous. I learned to be nervous later.

'Cuckoo's Nest' came along, and I was cast, and that was great, but it was my first film, so I felt like I was kind of walking around on the set as Walk-On A.

I auditioned for the leading role in 'The Kissing Booth' that came out on Netflix, funny enough.

I was in a play just outside of London and started auditioning for 'Sex Education,' but I just completely had the mindset that it's a Netflix show, they're not gonna hire me anyway.

When you're doing 22 shows on network television, the writers are going on vapors towards the end and, as an actor, you're just trashed by the end.

I don't really go out and do too much like networking and Hollywood events kind of thing. But I do some writing, and I find it helps me as an actor in terms of giving yourself back the power and feeling a bit of strength in that respect.

As a television actor, when we work in TV, what we're doing is making a product so that networks can sell ad space.