Jon Hamm Quotes

Soaps are the best. They really are. If you can do a soap, well, you can do anything. You have to learn pages of dialogue very quickly.

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

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.

People ask me, 'How do you remember your lines?' That's nothing. That is the least of my concerns.

As an actor, you know there are things you get asked to do that you do quite well, with less effort.

As an actor, I love a challenge.

I don't think acting's difficult. It's not like learning to walk on your hands.

I love acting. It's what I've done all my life, and to me, it's a lot easier than doing reality television because you get into a character, you remember your lines, and you go home and leave it all behind at the end of the day.

One thing I've really never had a problem with was memorizing lines. Most of the time I don't memorize the lines until we're on the set shooting the scene.

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

The thing about being an actor is that you're acting. It's not that big of a deal of to play someone different from yourself.

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

If I have an audition, I go to the audition in character. I'm in character when I walk in the room. I mean, I'm still sweet to everyone, but I'm very much the character.

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

Basically, the actor's job is to pay attention to the script.

I feel that I am a good actor.

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

What I love to do requires portraying different characters, and you have to separate your life from the role.

An actor's most important responsibility is to know lines well.

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

I'm kind of thinking that I might start trying to do some acting. I really enjoy role play.

So I just play the character, I play the lines.

I play a crazy talk-show host, but that's not me. It's like an actor playing a role.

I'm foremost an actor. I feel embarrassed being compared to the guys who really work at it. I fake it, I make believe I know all about it, which is what you're supposed to do as an actor.

As an actor, you have to have your history.