Rob James-Collier Quotes

It still hasn't sunk in that I'm going to be in Coronation Street. Everything about the role is brilliant and I'm working with some great people.

'Coronation Street' was my first job, Zoe was a controversial character, and I wasn't used to everyone looking at me.

I was on 'Home and Away' for about three or four months. I loved it.

I feel that I have grown so much as an actor being on 'Homeland.'

When I appeared in 'Coronation Street,' I lived in Manchester and enjoyed it very much.

I find that the acting's getting easier - with experience, everything is more instinctual.

People who come to 'The Country House' are like, 'You're on 'The Good Wife' now.' But I've been on since the second season! I feel that the interest in the children in that series is almost tangential.

My dad became a soap opera actor, and I was an extra in a skating rink scene on the soap. I didn't audition. It was nepotism all the way.

I think 'Humans' has massively improved me as an actor.

'The Bank Job,' for me, was a great opportunity for me to do some good acting, you know?

I would have loved to have been on 'The Walking Dead' longer, but it didn't happen.

I think with every part you do, you become a better actor. I've learned from my experiences on that.

I've been acting since I was a kid, so I just feel confident in the fact that I can do it to some degree. I've never thought I was amazing; I've just thought, 'I know this, I can do it.'

Practice makes an actor excel. It is like cycling and motor driving. It is an art, which can be learnt and practised.

I pray and try every day to be a better actor.

I never pictured myself as a telenovela galan - never imagined I'd be in a soap opera.

I did an episode of 'Entourage.' I played Morgan - I think it was season three or season four. It was actually my third audition, and it was my first big job.

T.V. acting is a great skill to have, and it's nice to have that stability.

I was 12 years old, so auditioning for a TV show was something I didn't even think really happened. The next thing you know, I ended up booking the gig and I did four seasons on 'Emily of New Moon.' I got to learn on the job and kept going from there.

Soap opera wouldn't be my first choice, but at this point in my life, I would consider a soap. It would allow me to act and still do other things with my life.

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

My first speaking part was to read for John Forsythe for Bachelor Father. I was the lead, opposite him.

I acted for so many years and sat on a million sets and worked with a million different directors so that is to me some of the best training you can get.

I have been a bit of a reluctant actress since the get-go, since the beginning of 'Lost.'

I recommend doing some sort of acting class, something that can eventually get you in front of an agent or a manager, and practice is very important.