Romola Garai Quotes

Making a film or doing a play are completely different experiences and entirely fulfilling, but completely unique. I also think one complements the other. People often say that theater is about flexing your muscles, and is actually real acting, whereas I sort of disagree.

Acting is the most communicative thing I can imagine doing.

I'm an entertainer, so in whatever form I entertain... The thing about being a rapper is that you have more control over your form, whereas with acting you have to compromise a lot.

You've got to love acting and that's true for me. I love the idea of getting on stage and getting in front of a camera.

There is so much freedom I enjoy in theatre. In films, the roles are limited.

Actors are investigators.

Writing and directing might be a red herring, and really I'm just re-examining what it is to act, to do it well and do it properly.

With acting, you are a small part of the creative process, and sometimes it is hard to feel like you are making an impact.

I'm an actor. I love to create.

Acting is the most demanding, painful job in the world.

The whole point about becoming an actor is variety and changing roles.

As an actor, the only thing you have is your instinct and your imagination.

Probably the best part about being an actor is that you get to be a traveling wanderer.

I think one of the great things about acting is the instant gratification: you just get up and start being a part of the story. The immediacy is something you get really addicted to.

Actors are observers of human life, of human behavior.

I'm someone who started in the theater and really couldn't stand repeating the show. My favorite part of acting is the five or six weeks of rehearsal that you get. I like doing previews; I like the opening week because my friends and family come, and then after that, I don't want to do it anymore.

You can't really plan with acting!

I am always excited to be an actor. If I wasn't, I would be acting, and the audience wouldn't watch me.

Theatre is really an actor's playground.

Acting is really a give-and-take; it's a dance.

As an actor, there are so many different people to hide behind.

Actors put ourselves in awkward positions all the time.

The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know, it's an abstract thing, a little bit mysterious even if you do it for a living.

I have learned that acting is not about beauty.

The wonderful thing about theater as an art form is it's a purely empirical art form. It's all about what works. And every show, every production, is created anew right from the moment you go into the rehearsal hall.