Emmy Rossum Quotes

I made a conscious effort that I just wanted to work with people that were going to make me better and that was the main thing - writers, directors, in whatever medium.

I look at some of my work and say, "Oh, that's where I can be better." I want to continue to grow and do things that do scare me. I want to work with filmmakers who will help me go deeper in my work.

As an actor, you want to push yourself.

I don't think I'm even close to fulfilling my potential. And I think also that, unlike a pianist or a flutist, an actor has an instrument that is constantly changing.

As an actor, that's what you want. You want variety. I want to try things that I'm not used to and push my own envelope and see what I'm capable of.

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.

I want to keep pushing those boundaries of acting.

I just want to keep getting roles that challenge me to be the best actor and the best person I can be.

I'm always concerned about growing as an artist.

One is never done growing as an artiste. So, it's important to find roles that challenge me and make me learn new things.

Some of the actors that I love most have challenged themselves throughout their entire career. That's my goal.

I will push myself in different ventures that I believe will make me a better artist, dancer and person.

When I paint, I never think of selling. People simply fail to understand that we paint in order to experiment and to develop ourselves as we strive for greater heights.

I think when I first started acting there were different people who I thought, 'I want that person's career or that person's career.' And as time has gone on, it's become really clear to me what is important to me; getting the best roles, the roles that I feel are challenging and scary and that I haven't done yet.

I think all any artist or person wants to do is grow spiritually, emotionally, professionally and mentally.

I am capable of much more. I guess every artist feels that way. If you are satisfied, you begin to stagnate. I want to grow as an actress every day. There are so many things you can learn, and you can improve upon your skills and abilities every day.

I've always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That's been part of the journey.

I think as an actor you want to keep being challenged.

Everyone has different goals. For myself, I would rather take less roles and be working on films that I'm passionate about, that are going to challenge me, and that I'm going to be growing from. I don't ever want to take a movie just for the sake of working.

The goal is always just trying to stretch yourself as an actor.

Every artist has to grow, and has to challenge themselves with a new form of expression.

I just would like to be challenged. I want to push myself to the limit, and constantly challenge myself and grow as an artist. That's where I want to go. Explore different things, different characters, in film, and just everything!

Every picture has been a learning opportunity for me.

I love how people in this business push themselves to know themselves, the world, and their creativity better.

The first choice for me is what's going to make me stretch out in my craft?