Stella Adler Quotes

Like any other actor, I draw on life experience.

Luckily, on 'Kyle XY,' I had great training in being tough and vulnerable at the same time.

I don't know if it's that the scripts are evolving or just that I'm getting older, but the characters become more interesting as you get older because you've lived more life at different stages. You've loved; you've lost; you have more of that journey.

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

Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls. The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That's Acting 101. Then you start putting layers on top of that.

People say that they like the characters that they believe that I am. But, I don't as much. I like the characters that I believe that I am not. Like my role on 'Law and Order.' That character unnerved people. And I loved every second of it. I want to continue growing as an actress. There are ways that I can reach quicker, or deeper, with acting.

As an actor, your life experience is just as important as studying.

I think having children in general is always very helpful for acting.

Anything that opens you up emotionally is going to impact your acting. Parenthood, becoming a mom, certainly does that.

It's an actor's job to play all the human conditions - light, dark, and medium.

To be a good actor you have to feel life and observe life.

If you only live in the world of the actor, and if you only live in the world of auditions, etc., then you don't really have a whole lot to offer when it comes to playing the humans that you're trying to audition for.

I guess every actor has certain emotions they can access easier than others.

Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls. The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That's Acting 101. Then you start putting layers on top of that.

Anything negative that happens to you in life can be turned into a positive as far as acting is concerned. You can draw on your experiences - it's far better than any research.

I think the best dramatic actors know how to tap into their character's humor.

I think being in touch with your emotions is very key as an actor, and I think experiencing life is the only way to be in touch with your emotions.

I love acting classes. I think they're great. It's like working out in the gym. It's a great place to figure out everything that's working and what isn't working.

That's one of the things that's great about acting. You can play all the different aspects of a human being.

Your job as an actor is to piece together whatever you've learned in your training, or whatever you have experienced in your life, to piece together a person.

I just want to continue to learn as an actor and as a person.

As an actor, I'm not sure what I had to offer the world of tragedy and comedy when I was 21. I hadn't lived a whole lot. By my middle 30s, you know, I had been knocked around a little bit.

I am learning the grammar of acting on the sets. And I am happy that way.

As an actor, you need to grow and experience things. What you experience in life is what is going to help you and your art.

The whole process of acting is transformation. What is your power, quality and level of transformation, define you as an actor.