First acting gig was playing a victim in 'America's Most Wanted.' The night the show aired, they caught the killer!
I am single. Acting can make it hard to have profound relationships if you're not careful. You get into this pattern of three-month, four-month jobs and 'what's the next adventure.'
People acting in their own self-interest is the fuel for all the discovery, innovation, and prosperity that powers the world.
When I'm not involved in an acting job I try to run 10 miles a day.
I never had any acting heroes. I never really went to the theatre.
I strongly believe we must move forward with these much-needed reforms to the Ex-Im Bank by acting on a five-year reauthorization bill.
The trick to acting is not to show off, it's to think the thoughts of the character.
Acting is about animality. It's great to be allowed to be animal. But I feel more alive as a director. Every morning, I have to write.
I've been acting since I was 5 years old, from primary school to secondary school, did training at drama school, which was the big thing for me because they trained me, put me out into the industry.
It's upsetting that it is such a big deal. I wish it weren't an issue all the time. It's funny that people say it's a departure, because I've been acting since I was a child. I've played three gay roles out of hundreds.
I don't like acting things; I like feeling things.
I probably never would have been hired on Broadway had I not moved out to L.A. and pursued acting and film, which is sad, really.
My first love was singing. It was the first thing that really felt like it was a part of me. It's just in my blood. And acting came sort of out of singing because I did a lot of musical theater.
I would like to continue making music and acting in projects that give me a lot of satisfaction.
Acting is something I love to do. I love to perform and I love the art, the craft of it.
It was always part of the plan to move into acting.
Everybody who is an actor has been acting since they were three.
The ultimate acting is to destroy yourself.
Acting is a way of living out one's insanity.
No TV, no acting for me. I'm kind of a more behind-the-scenes kind of woman even though what I do is very public. I'm really low-key and I don't need to be the center of attention.
Money was always on my mind when I was growing up. So I was always wondering how we were going to afford this and that. Acting seemed to be a shortcut out of the mess.
Acting is all about relating to the people on stage with you, even in plays that break the fourth wall. Clowning, for the most part, is the opposite. If somebody in the audience sneezes, I can count on it: I don't even have to look at Shiner; he'll have his handkerchief out. It's all about all of us in the room together.
I haven't modelled since I was 12 - that was a one-time thing, and I did it as a kid to make a little money to save up for university. Acting is my first love as well as writing and eventually producing and directing.
Bit parts in Mediocre TV shows won't develop your acting chops.
I never had trouble getting an agent. I went out and got my first couple roles, and literally within six months I never had to have another job other than acting.
I think a lot of acting is having the confidence to be open enough to try things and not be afraid of falling on your face and looking like a fool.
Yes, I was actually an acting teacher for a while.
The secret to acting is don't act. Be you, with add-ons.
I have the opportunity to learn about the fashion world, and I appreciate it as an art form... But I never want it to take over my acting.
I do remember a teacher telling me when I was about ten that I was really good at acting. I was so proud, even though I am sure he said that to all of us in the class.
When did Jimmy Stewart not play Jimmy Stewart? When did John Wayne not play John Wayne? But that's what we like about them. When you talk about acting, you really have to respond to somebody's personality.
People always ask me if I'm going to stop modeling because I have started an acting career. I hope to continue to model for years to come.
Acting was something I always wanted to try. I just didn't know how, or I didn't know when the door was gonna be open for me to try it. But it finally opened up for me when I did 'Turn It Up', and ever since then I've been in love with doing films.
It doesn't work that way, you know, because most parts that you think you'd do well, most other people don't. So they offer you something - The Avengers is a good example... I fitted into that because I came from that sort of background. It's not even acting.
But this is a little different. This is the adult acting. This is a different crowd. It's more work and more good work. That's it. People will have their opinion regardless.
I don't think I'd want to concentrate on just acting because I love music, and things are going really well, so I think I will always continue to make music.
