Colm Wilkinson Quotes

That's the thing about acting - you can't fake it.

The more sincere I could be, the better it would be for the film.

On some level in acting, what you're trying to find is truth, because when it's true is when it's also funny.

Acting is all about truth and honesty, and the sensitivity that's capable of transporting you.

Whatever else has been said about me personally is unimportant. When I sing, I believe. I'm honest.

Acting is the art of being and existing, and not being fake.

I would never play a character that wasn't true. It's not a moral thing; it's just that it's more convincing if it's a little bit like me.

I think honesty is an important thing when writing a song. If you can't sing it with conviction, then no-one else is going to believe it.

OK, so truth hurts - but what else does truth do?

On stage you can get away with a lot more in the sense of emotion and truthfulness. But the camera is the eye of God. It sees everything.

For a creative writer possession of the 'truth' is less important than emotional sincerity.

I know what I like in other actors: truth. That's the best. It makes you say, 'OK, I'll go with you on this.'

Stripping away artifice - it's the constant standard I aim for in acting, to approximate life. People talk about being bigger than life - but there's nothing bigger than life.

There's a bit of truth in everything I do, you know.

I aim to tell the truth about any subject, not a romance or fantasy, not avoid the truth.

Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth.

All stories should have some honesty and truth in them, otherwise you're just playing about.

I make an effort to keep it as real as I possibly can.

You just have to make sure you're writing about something that's true. It has to be honest and it has to have a real emotion behind it, regardless of where it's coming from.

I have tried to do what is true and not ideal.

I've always been taught to just play the truth of the situation. If comedy comes out of that, or drama, whatever comes out of it, at least I'm playing the truth of the moment-to-moment reality.

It's the truth and people need to hear the truth.

You want to be honest with a character and play it truthfully, and you want to be genuine with your character.

You can't make people believe in you if you play a horror part with your tongue in your cheek.

I was telling the truth. I feel like we got that point across.