Alex Breckenridge Quotes

With theater, you have to really be able to listen and to respond to other people on stage. You're all constantly on your toes. And then with film and television, you can get a second take and things like that.

For me, you have to do as much work as you can beforehand and, once you get on stage or set, throw it out the window because you need to be collaborative. You shouldn't have too many ideas about where it goes before you get into the room with the director and other actors.

I just feel my way through. If I had to give an acting class, I wouldn't know what to do.

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

Boxing is a lot of preparation and then improvising, so there are parallels to being an actor.

Once we got the scene down, we were told to improv.

Once I'm on set, the only thing I'm really interested in is being in the room. Being present. And trusting that what I've done is sufficient, and I'm also trusting that I've also left room for magic.

I walk into a scene, and I do the scene. That's my job. I don't have an objective. I have the words, and I have whoever I'm playing with.

While you are improvising, you need to be prepared, and I like to have a sense of who the character is, what she likes to read, where she grew up, where we went to school, and what she has for breakfast, so that when I go to set, I'm free to explore.

You might only get three takes to do a scene; sometimes it takes longer than that to find those moments.

I am a natural actor. I try to keep it spontaneous as far as possible. That is my mantra.

I don't prepare for any role. I go on the sets and do it.

I don't think most people understand acting, even the people who call themselves savvy, even actors.

One of the joys of being an actor is that you're always learning new things. And I've been doing this since I was 19, so there's been a lot of new things I have learned for each part. I always assume that I can do it.

Sometimes I do love to rehearse, but I always switch it up depending on whom I'm working with.

I'm always doing what I can to look for and just feel out funny things that are happening in the scene and improvise off of them.

Acting is the only time when I truly maintain the spontaneity that I want to be present at all times.

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

Acting has always been something I've wanted to get into. I think the best models are actors; you're taking on a character. In that sense, I have been acting for a long time. It didn't seem like a crazy transition.

Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it.

I don't like improvising on camera, particularly, but very often, a scene will not be working, and you rehearse it once or twice, and you realize something's missing. So I'll play with it until it makes sense.

Well, I love acting, and I love acting quick.

Some actors get by with behaving, not acting. You've got to sell the effect. I act more in the 'Nightmare' movies because it's not like me. I'm acting, not reacting.

Sometimes I think of movie acting as advanced pretend.

I don't like improv at all. It terrifies me. I like to know exactly what I'm going to say. Being surprised does make me a better actor. Anytime I'm afraid of something that makes me rise to the occasion, it scares me, but it's what makes great actors - being in the moment.