Busy Philipps Quotes

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.

Unlike films, theatre allows you to experiment as an actor, which is fulfilling.

I'm the sort of actor who likes to talk about what we're going to do.

The joy of acting for me is to be able to experience emotions in a safe environment. You can't scream and cry in the street because everybody will look. If you do it on a movie set, you get applauded.

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

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

I'm always envious of the actors who get to come to work every day and really grow deep roots there, but it is really fun playing lots of different characters.

As an actor, one's role is very much to respond and react to the situation within the context of the character and his world.

That's the great thing about being an actor, you get to try out lots of things for your roles.

When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.

It's funny, because I was trained as a dramatic actor at New York's Colonnades Theater Lab in the '70s, along with Jeff Goldblum, Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman. People I worked with there saw a comedian in me. I'm still most at home in comedy.

I'm so into playing different characters, even when I was on Nickelodeon. I just observe.

So what's so enticing about doing a play is that you get to do that thing that got you into acting in the first place... There's a real attraction to being able to play, to just play. And that's something that theater affords you.

One of the exciting and enjoyable aspects of acting is being in the environment with another actor.

Good acting is thinking in front of the camera. I just do that and apply a sense of humor to it. You have to trust the audience to get it.

I try to be a good, diligent actor.

Acting is constant exploration.

For me, I just like to be as fun as possible, but I do like to bring a lot to a character. Given the script or the show, I know my boundaries, limits, and how far I can go with it.

I don't get bored at all while acting.

As an actor, I am looking for diverse roles.

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

As an actor, I'm more interested in characters the longer I have lived with them.

I really enjoy playing a challenging role.

Most actors do that. They fill in the blanks. You don't want to play a cipher.

I think that different actors go about their preparation differently, but when it comes to acting, I use my imagination.