Paul Newman Quotes

I'm an actor and my job is to interpret.

Acting has always been something I've wanted to get into. I think the best models are actors; you're taking on a character. In that sense, I have been acting for a long time. It didn't seem like a crazy transition.

Part of the fun of acting is the research, finding out about other people.

It's your job as an actor to fill out the blanks. I love doing that. To fill in the bones.

I like acting; I like being lost in the creative process.

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.

I'm an actor. I play roles in films and theaters. I don't act out, and I don't play people.

I've learned almost everything I know about acting from my dad.

Sometimes I think of movie acting as advanced pretend.

Watching a good actor is the best way to learn.

Do theater. Because you'll develop a craft that you'll always have. It'll give you a chance to really learn how to act and you won't go into the world with a few measly tricks that will only carry you so far.

I don't call myself an artist. I act. That's what I do.

I love playing different characters all the time, so I'm concentrating on doing other stuff.

Everything, I think, about acting is based on imagination.

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

What's interesting about the process of acting is how often you don't know what you're doing.

I've never got a part in the same way twice. I've never prepared the same way. I've never experienced the filming the process the same way.

You know, working as an actor, I'm always working within my own imagination.

I'm an actor. Whether I'm on stage, in front of a camera or a microphone, what I do is the same - although with videogames it requires a lot of imagination.

As for acting, I took drama lessons when I was in high school.

You know, back in acting school they always teach you, 'Make bold choices and look for activities that are interesting.'

Acting is always a challenge.

Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.

Acting is still, of course, what I love to do most. The beauty of it is that by changing characters, it never gets boring.

I just happen to like the work. I like preparing for a role. I like reading. I like analyzing. I like literature. I like emotions. I like working with other actors.