Thomas Gibson Quotes

I learned more doing 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' than I did during three years at drama school.

I find acting slightly nerve racking, but I like the challenge.

Actors are always looking for actor-proof parts. A part so good you can't screw it up!

One time I nearly experienced failure was when I was acting in 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun' in 1994. One day, I woke up and found that part of my face was paralysed.

After doing the first couple scenes and I got used to being in front of a few people it got easier and easier. In Chasing Amy, I wasn't nervous at all. And in Dogma, the same.

I took theatre and stuff in college, then I took a bunch of different acting classes here in L.A. Sometimes when I have a hard audition, I'll call my acting coach and he'll come help me. I actually get more nervous in acting class than I do at an actual audition. It's actually a really great way to get over your nerves.

I loved my role in 'Learning to Drive.' It was so different.

It takes me some time to get into what I am doing - since I am not a trained actor, I don't have that skill. I have to think of what I am doing and how it comes through.

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

But since I did my first film with Shammi Kapoor ji, he is my favourite. I was very shy to face the camera. In my first few shots with Shammi chacha, I was very nervous. He was very patient with me and guided me in every shot.

I don't really get a buzz from playing characters that are similar to me 'cause that's not acting to me.

We [me,Maggie Smith and Natasha Richardson ] rehearsed [Suddenly, Last Summer] like a play for a month, and then we shot it over the course of... I believe it was 10 days. All live, basically. Long, uninterrupted takes. And for me, a lot of it is me going head to head with Maggie Smith. And anybody who's ever had that opportunity never forgets it! It's a real career highlight, and it was everything I ever thought it would be, and more.

I don't ever recall being nervous before performing because I've already stepped into the shoes and the clothes of the character.

In the beginning, it was quite challenging because I had zero acting experience, and delivering dialogues was the most difficult thing for me to do. But after I began to act, I grew as an artiste.

I've never been that comfortable with the acting thing. It's difficult for me to separate what's really going on. If there's kissing, that's kissing. I'm not acting; I don't know how.

I think the first table read I ever did, my hand was vibrating the whole time.

When you are working with actors who are secure, who have nothing really to prove, it gets a lot easier working with them.

I felt a little anxious/nervous representing a real person in a Spike Lee film.

The most memorable part of filming 'Finesse,' I'd have to say, was the kissing scene. It was just so odd for me.

As actors, we shouldn't worry too much about the language we are going to speak in a film.

There is a big difference between performing in WWE before thousands of people in an arena and acting in a scene with a camera close-up on your face.

I think nerves are part and parcel of working as an actor. You can either work against them or you can embrace them, and I very much embrace them.

If you are a good actor, then all you have to do is give your best shot every time when you are in front of the camera regardless of who else is around you.

You do some acting in a room for a few minutes, hopefully get something out of it that makes you a bit better at acting, and go home. Maybe the people in the room with you liked the acting you did. Maybe they didn't! Either way, it's not the end of the world; you'll be doing this again soon.

I would like to portray something that would challenge the actor in me.