David Alan Basche Quotes

The acting is better when you know your material is being judged.

I always sang, I always acted, I always played.

As actors, you do have to be aware of your audience. You can't act in a vacuum, even if that audience isn't exactly present with you.

I don't find it hard to direct myself. I can easily think of me as a horrible performer or a good performer. I work with actors who cannot stand watching or looking at themselves, which is not my case. I can have an eye and perspective on whether I'm terrible or good enough for me.

It's difficult to judge other actors, because as an actor you're looking at different things than what an audience is looking at.

If someone criticizes my acting, they may be right.

Am I a good actor? I don't think about it. But I'm working on it.

Any decent actor knows you can't judge the character you're playing.

You do some acting in a room for a few minutes, hopefully get something out of it that makes you a bit better at acting, and go home. Maybe the people in the room with you liked the acting you did. Maybe they didn't! Either way, it's not the end of the world; you'll be doing this again soon.

Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit.

I don't get bored at all while acting.

First, I started with music singing, writing songs, playing music. Later, I got into acting. I'm not a brilliant musician or a brilliant actor. But, to me, they're still great vehicles for expression.

I'm the greatest critic of my work.

I have been a good theatre artiste since my school and college days, but when I participated in 'Cine Stars Ki Khoj,' I realised that I could touch people's hearts when I performed.

You know, I don't ever - I don't really compare myself to receivers.

After seeing some of my emotional scenes, I end up thinking I could've done it better.

I'm an actor and I'm able to do a lot of things and play a lot of characters.

I am an actress, so my fans or the large audience should look at me as an actress on screen and love or hate me based on my performance.

As an actor, you are either emulating someone else, or some version of yourself.

I feel like interviews are the only time I actually analyze my own work.

Everybody around me was talented and gave everybody talent. Everybody painted. My mother had a beautiful voice. My father was a marvelous drawing-room actor.

I think I'm a harder critic on myself than anybody is. I think I judge myself harder than any of the coaches do.

I think the biggest difficulty from transitioning from professional wrestling to the acting world is generally toning down your performance.

It's difficult sometimes to go and see a show and enjoy it and not go and see a show and critique it.

A lot of respect to people who do theatre, but I wouldn't make a good theatre actor is what I feel.