Sian Clifford Quotes

As an actress I feel that if you start to impose your own inhibitions, then you are not doing your job.

Nothing makes an actor feel freer and more inventive and more creative than being trusted.

I've got some stories to tell, and acting was a way I could express myself and not feel stupid. I fell in love with that.

Self-awareness is a character trait that's horrible to have if you're a performer. I think that a lot of these performers that we see get up on stage and play music, there's a sense of them truly not caring how they're coming across. They are just themselves. I look up to a lot of people who are like that.

Staging any play is very exposing because, if you are going to do it well, you have to put so much of yourself into it.

I don't really get nervous for auditions, because I just see them as mini acting classes. There's no need to have an attachment to the outcome because it's out of your hands after that.

I was putting forward too much of myself when I was singing.

I have to live authentically at all times. And that's part of what makes me an artist. I'm not scared to do that.

If I could go back to my first year of acting school, I'd probably say: 'Relax. Stop taking yourself so seriously.'

Every audition is different, but I get incredibly nervous and insecure and worked up for however long I have to prep - that's when I get to spin. But you're not allowed to spin once you enter the room. Doubt really can't enter the room when you're auditioning - unless it's part of the character.

I always tell actors when they go in for an audition: Don't be afraid to do what your instincts tell you. You may not get the part, but people will take notice.

You have to figure out what's important and keep the main points, though I will swing a little outside the box. It affords me the freedom to find out who the character is, and it's been a positive technique for me. I'm not saying everyone should change words, but if you can do it with confidence, you may nail it.

I think the motion picture industry is a stupid business and I despise acting the scenes in short snatches, one at a time. I hate this film work. I am disgusted with myself. On the stage I could never play a part unless I felt it with all my heart and soul.

I love auditioning. Since 'The Notebook' and 'Wedding Crashers,' I don't have to audition anymore, and I miss it. You get to show your interpretation of the character. I get nervous when I don't audition. What if they hate what I want to do?

I know I'm not gonna please everybody when I make a record. I don't let that affect any of my decisions.

What I learned is that acting is to a large extent about trying to stave off self-doubt long enough to be natural and real onstage.

I was able to go on stage and work until it felt right or felt good. It meant that I very quickly realised that it was the job for me.

What's beautiful about the actual acting class environment is that you can use it to push through everything: push your voice, push your inhibitions, push your fears, push your confidence, push your vulnerability, push your silences.

For me acting is a passion and an art, and always will only be that. I don't have any rules when it comes to acting. I'll do anything. But it depends on the script. Either I'll have passion for the project or I won't. It's got to fuel me.

Auditioning is so different than doing the work in some ways. It's very much about solving the scene, I think, and coming in with a strong take, but not having it set in stone.

Confidence is the greatest gift for an actor.

Just stick to what you feel you sing best at, no matter what it is.

If I feel insecure, then I am in the wrong profession. I have to trust my director and the material he has given me.

I think the best thing you can do for an audition is to just do your work, be creative. It's OK to be spontaneous.

I love people who go on stage and blossom like a weird flower.