Vijay Sethupathi Quotes

My first acting lessons were Shakespeare. The first time I ever started working with a coach was doing scenes from 'Measure for Measure,' which were tough dramatic scenes. And then 'Taming of the Shrew,' which required comedic timing. And that's the kind of stuff I love.

I've learnt that there's acting for film, acting for theatre, and acting for an audition.

I run the Actor's Studio on the West Coast, and one of the things I say all the time to the people I teach - many of whom are acting teachers - is that an actor needs to make choices that make him present.

Theater school is essentially like training. It's boot camp. It's like an academy to put you through all these different situations that sometimes are more extreme than what you'll come across in the field. But now you're emotionally prepared for it so that when it does happen, it's not a big surprise.

I find acting conservatories really important. I've gone to four different ones, and all of them provided totally different tools for me.

I am a proud participant of the Spencer Tracy School of Acting: Know your lines, don't bump into the furniture.

I would absolutely recommend for actors to start in the theater because it establishes a foundation in your craft that you can build off of.

The last person to teach me how to act was my A-level Theatre Studies teacher at school, which I literally still draw on. Got an A!

You see people in different situations behaving in very different ways. That can only benefit you as an actor.

You can be in an acting class all you want, but you don't fully learn until you get off that stage and in front of a camera.

My advice to young actors is probably to do some theatre; definitely do that. I keep running into these actors who have never been on stage, and it's invaluable for an actor. What you will learn about yourself is huge.

My advice has always been to study the craft of acting if you want to be an actor. There are many great schools that teach acting. NYU being one of them.

I trained as a stage actor and was given a lot of technical tools to play with.

As an actor, you look for roles that can constantly challenge you and you can learn from.

I look for things that are going to challenge me as an actor.

Every director should take an acting class.

Some people go to acting classes to learn. I just kind of went for the dates.

I've had probably way too many acting classes, and you try to sort of shed - I think over a period of time, you'll shed what doesn't stick with you, and you'll hang onto those things that do.

My style is an extension of acting and an outcome of some serious lessons I picked up learning when I did theatre in my early days.

I consider myself an actor that tries to have as many tools as possible in the bag. And I think that includes the method, then of course it includes some improv techniques, and includes all kinds of different things, because you never know when you're going to have to work on something and in what way.

I think when you're acting, you usually don't have to know too much beyond how to pronounce the words you're saying.

I think as an actor you're always learning, you're always trying to experience more things.

I'd always wanted to be an actress, and suddenly I knew that learning to control my facial muscles was one of the best assets I could have as a performer.

All the training at MGM came to be a great help for me on 'Molly Brown.'

I learned how to act working in TV.