Greg Wise Quotes

Acting should be an end in itself.

Acting is what I do with who I am.

I'm really clear about what my life mission is now. There's no more depression or lethargy, and I feel like I've returned to the athlete I once was. I'm integrating all the parts of me - jock, musician, writer, poet, philosopher - and becoming stronger as a result.

When I am on a long run in a play, I'm not sure how I would fill the days if I did not paint or write. On a basic level, it just stops me going crazy.

Acting was a godsend. I found myself because I loved acting.

I want to explore more sides of humanity and myself. That's what acting is about.

I don't define myself as an actor at all. Nor is that my greatest passion in life by any stretch of the imagination.

You want to live your life and live it just as fully and as deeply as you can. That's your deep well of reserve. That's where you get all your - the fodder for your work.

I think that's one of the things that's missing in a lot of people's lives. That's finding out what works for you and doing that.

I've got some stories to tell, and acting was a way I could express myself and not feel stupid. I fell in love with that.

When I started doing music, it was out of despair and boredom. I got passionate about it, and I felt that it allowed me to become somebody: an artist who explores her different identities.

For me, acting is something I am passionate about. I am someone who wants to be known for who I am. If I wanted to just make money, I would've chosen some other profession.

You know early on when you're given a gift that can keep you sane. That's what acting does for me. It keeps me honest and keeps me sane.

I know I always had a lot of energy growing up and I had to put it somewhere. Theater allowed me to really feel things, to laugh, to cry, to explode outward. I could do anything and it was totally accepted and appreciated. If I hadn't gone into the theater, I probably would have been a psychotic killer.

One of the most important reasons for living is to do something - live outside of yourself and put together an idea, an idea that you want to explore and then complete... Awaken your creative sensitivities!

I'm just trying to do things that are interesting for me.

It was never the fame or fortune that drove me to act. It was something I love and enjoy doing it. A lot of people identify who they are by what they do and that's not me. It's what I do but not who I am. Who I am is a parent. I'm a family man.

There are a lot of other things in this world that can and will bring me joy. Acting is one of them.

Certainly, I devote my energy to both telling my personal life story and seeking self- obliteration. However, I will not destroy myself through art.

I get to be a teenager like every other teenager, but I have a passion and a great goal in life.

For me, 'Rent' was all about coming out of myself, finding out who I was, learning the power I could have as a performer.

Through theater and acting school, I found a way to articulate myself.

I've never felt that acting was my vocation - never had that tortured thing. I love acting, but it doesn't feed my soul.

My writing was liberated once I abandoned acting.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.