Julie Plec Quotes

As an actor, you really want to respect and honor the script. You want to try to be in the moment and you also realize that you're one part of a bigger picture and when they call action, you have your dance.

I love actors, and I love the casting process. It's funny, like, some writers don't like actors because, I think, they are the faces of the show, and so you feel sort of secondary, but I love actors because they elevate the material; they make it better.

My acting experience has been a benefit. What I learned from directors is how to listen to and talk with actors. I know how they think and what they need.

When I find those actors who are going to work that hard and collaborate that deeply, my role is to make sure there's a whole lot there for them to work with.

I'm an actress who likes a strong, communicative director.

Every role sort of teaches you how to prepare for it.

Actors become very professional and proficient about watching out for each other's light and not stepping on each other's lines.

I think listening to the director is the number one strength an actor should have.

Good actors can tell you more about your play than 1,000 hours alone at your desk.

The best actors instinctively feel out what the other actors need, and they just accommodate it.

I do not use any set methods, not even The Method. The character after all is in the lines.

I'm the girl that waits for the director to say, 'I like that,' or 'Can you boost it up?,' or 'Can you pull it down?' I'm that kind of actor. I started in theater, so that's the feedback that I'm accustomed to. It's the feedback that I really thrive off of.

With acting, it's like you form chemistry with different people in different ways, so it's really added even more fun to work, you know?

In choosing any role, I ask the same questions: what kind of part is it? is the role challenging? does the director have a vision? is the story moving? etc.

It is hard sometimes to see how other actors are working when you are working with them.

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

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

Good actors, especially when they know their character, will come in and either tell you in advance that they have an idea, or in the middle of the rehearsal or the scene they'll let it loose and you go, 'Ah that's great.'

To be able to work with actors who are doing such good work, not only makes it easier for you, but it makes you better.

The best way to learn how to work with actors is to have had experience of trying to act yourself - it will teach you humility if nothing else.

When you're an actor, actually, you shouldn't come up with too many ideas.

I'm an actor. I love to create.

As an actor, the first thing you learn in drama school is you never judge.

I think what makes a good actor's director is somebody who understands what I'm doing and is respectful of it, but who also has a vision and is directing me toward their vision in a way that feels productive.

The process of rehearsal means you learn so much and really get the chance to develop your work on a character.