Nora Dunn Quotes

Acting takes a lot of practice, but so does auditioning.

As an actor, you don't know what is going to come next.

I'm a lazy actor, lazier than you would think. I don't usually do a lot of research.

I love to prepare for my roles.

It's very good for me to remember what actors go through.

Acting is like going to the gym. You have to keep yourself in shape and concentrate on your core.

I try to be a good, diligent actor.

There are a lot of things that make up a performance, a lot of technical things. It isn't always just about pulling it up from the darkest recesses of your mind or your heart. It's your experience and your observation.

The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected.

It's fun finding your way to the performance instead of coming in and hoping to God you're impressing the director - and hoping you're delivering the lines right with no treatment beforehand.

As an actor, I love challenges.

Acting is even stranger than I thought it would be.

I'm definitely interested in acting. I've done it in my past. I know I can do it, let's put it that way. And it's so much fun.

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

I don't like being away from theater that long. The muscles get atrophied if you don't exercise them.

Theater is the most enriching and thrilling thing to do as an actor.

As an actor, I'm familiar with having bursts of energy, where you're giving things a try, and then you have down time.

For me, acting is doing.

There are two main jobs in acting - the first one is to be a good actor, and the second one is to convince everyone that you're a good actor.

This acting was very hard work.

Having done a lot of theater, I'm used to sustaining characters over long periods of time.

I like to stretch my acting muscles.

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.

As an actor, it's amazing to get to create different characters.

I think my best teacher and my best study was theater in general. It taught me a lot of patience and a lot of hard work, and I think that theater teaches you that you've got to know your stuff because you only get one chance.