Justin Chon Quotes

Acting-wise, I'm way more comfortable finding out new things about the actor in me and RJ as a person. There's a lot of new nuggets that I can dip in the sauce.

As an actor, our very palette is one of imagination. So it is a walk onto an empty space and then imagine the world beyond it is what we do.

Sometimes acting is really cool because it forces you to exercise certain muscles in your personality that you wouldn't normally be called upon in life.

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

I love doing characters that challenge me. I'd love to do something that requires me to change physically or learn a skill.

People say that they like the characters that they believe that I am. But, I don't as much. I like the characters that I believe that I am not. Like my role on 'Law and Order.' That character unnerved people. And I loved every second of it. I want to continue growing as an actress. There are ways that I can reach quicker, or deeper, with acting.

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

As much as I know people love the method and what you can draw out of yourself, a lot of acting is very imaginative.

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

As an actor, I've always wanted to do characters that would help me find my connection with others and connect all of us together. You always want the energy of the character, the spirit of the person, to enter you. I've been doing this for 26 years and some of the things I've done are always with me.

Acting is what I do with who I am.

That's one of the really cool things about being an actor. You get to explore all different parts of yourself.

I think, when you're an actor, it kind of enables you to fully inhabit all of the youngest parts of yourself.

Acting isn't really a creative profession. It's an interpretative one.

I'm an actor, and I love the art of creating a character.

It's so funny, you go to acting school thinking you're going to learn how to be other people, but really it taught me how to be myself. Because it's in understanding yourself deeply that you can lend yourself to another person's circumstances and another person's experience.

I think there are parts of myself in every character I play.

I love acting and really taking on another person, another life.

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

The reason you want to act is to continue to explore every different part of the human psyche.

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

That's what I love about acting, you get to find little pieces of yourself in every character you play.

I started improvising the Cliff character, based on someone I grew up with.

Acting is like free therapy! Trying to make people laugh or cry can be inspiring.

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