Molly Quinn Quotes

It was really fun being in Tara's trailer, working on my lines. Tara is such an amazing actress. She's so good at what she does. I learned a lot from watching her.

You learn so much on set; I don't know if you learn as much anywhere else as you do when you're on set, working.

I'm an actor, and I keep observing people and their reactions to figure out what they are thinking. There's only so much you can do on your own, so you have to keep learning. Art imitates life.

Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance.

Anyone who has been given the gift of being opposite an actor who gives and gives, it just makes you better.

As an actor, you pay attention very closely to everything that happens to you, and you're constantly watching others as well, trying to just find out where everything comes from.

The best part of being on a television series for all those years is that you really get to hone your craft.

I also want the chance to work with some of the best actors in the business, because that's where you can learn so much by just being on a set and getting a feel for how they approach their role and how they work with you.

Nothing can teach you what it's like to work on a film set, and the best education there can be for an actor is to walk up the street and observe human nature.

Acting is a work in progress for me. I just try to keep my mouth shut and my eyes and ears open, especially with the people I've worked with.

I just had such a lucky experience working with incredible actors, getting to see their work ethics, their different techniques... Jeff Bridges is such a legend! Getting to watch him and see how he worked was a blessing.

I always learn something from every actor I've ever worked with. I always pick something from them.

It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with.

I've worked with actors who were very helpful and a lot better than I was.

I love working with great actors.

I had an acting coach while I was doing the show and every week I could see my work improving. I really liked working on the show because I was learning new things every day.

It is hard sometimes to see how other actors are working when you are working with them.

The more and more I work with really great actors, the more it's about opening yourself up to what they bring.

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

The whole idea with acting is that you take some risks. And if you take some risks, you're really going to mess up sometimes. But it's not OK to mess up a movie; it's not OK to do that just so you can improve as an actor. But film-making takes a little bit of risk in every department.

I did comedies for 10 years and I learned a great deal.

I just love the process of working with other actors.

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

When you get to work with people like Ian McKellen or directors like Peter Jackson, you sit and watch.

I really don't know what I'm doing... I don't. It's terrible. I go in there and I learn how to be like the character and do the best I can, and that's all I really do.