Okieriete Onaodowan Quotes

My strength lies in prepping. I'm not someone who can just walk onto the set and perform.

I've always been fairly confident in my acting.

I'm a lazy actor, lazier than you would think. I don't usually do a lot of research.

Having done a lot of theater, I'm used to sustaining characters over long periods of time.

It's very good for me to remember what actors go through.

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

The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.

I don't think I would be a good actor! People enjoyed 'Dancing With the Stars' because I was myself, and every time they told me to say something, I would say my own words, so I don't think I could follow a script well!

Acting is like going to the gym. You have to keep yourself in shape and concentrate on your core.

There are a lot of things that make up a performance, a lot of technical things. It isn't always just about pulling it up from the darkest recesses of your mind or your heart. It's your experience and your observation.

Acting is just a process of relaxation, actually. Knowing the text so well and trusting that the instinct and the subconscious mind, whatever you want to call it, is going to take over.

I don't think I'm sharp enough to not prepare and come on set and kill it.

When you prepare for something, you can then play around; you're not as worried about remembering your lines because you already know them so well. That's where you can find the freedom. So I'm all about prep work.

It's fun finding your way to the performance instead of coming in and hoping to God you're impressing the director - and hoping you're delivering the lines right with no treatment beforehand.

Acting takes a lot of practice, but so does auditioning.

Giving auditions is a great exercise. They will provide you with a script, and you prepare in 10 minutes. And you perform in front of 100 other people.

I never prepare. I think that's completely overrated. It's a very simple job. All you have to do is hit this bright mark, stand in the right spot and say the line. So I don't really believe in preparation.

I'd also like to do a play. I've never done theater, and constantly changing and refining a performance is something I'd like to do, even though it may sound like work to some people - and it probably is work.

I used to joke I was a point-and-click actor. My whole process has been about trusting your instincts and hitting your mark.

I wouldn't say that I was a born performer, because I work very hard at it.

What you learn from studying acting is that you have to have the courage to just make strong choices.

Onstage, there's no hiding; you either can or can't act. There's no second take.

There's nowhere to hide in the theatre. You can't be the one in rehearsal who doesn't know their lines.

One was never taught how to begin at drama school. But all it required was one intake of breath.

All the things you can do to prepare for a role that free you, in the moment, are great. You have this muscle memory for things. You don't have to act it as much, once you've done it enough.