James Ransone Quotes

I don't really think of myself as an actor.

Acting is just a process of relaxation, actually. Knowing the text so well and trusting that the instinct and the subconscious mind, whatever you want to call it, is going to take over.

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.

Over the years, I've had a slight ebbing and flowing of confidence in my non-comedic role abilities.

It's fun finding your way to the performance instead of coming in and hoping to God you're impressing the director - and hoping you're delivering the lines right with no treatment beforehand.

I don't feel like, 'Now I'm a great actress.'

Eventually, you know the rhythm of your character, of the set of the piece. It takes less energy for you to hit that point, and then everything resonates. But initially, it takes a tremendous amount of energy. You just hope it's gonna be okay and you don't forget your lines and those cameras.

I trust my directors to see me through, for I don't consider myself as a natural actor - or a good one at that.

During theatre, I had never faced problems with my lines and I was very proud of myself.

As rewarding as a good film role can be, there is just nothing like getting up on a stage and taking an audience for a ride.

I think the more you do this and the more comfortable you become on stage, you start speaking more and becoming more of a character in yourself.

In theater, there's a lot of work to do to build the characters. It's a great experience.

When I was doing theater, I was very successful at believing that I was great, God's gift to the theater.

To me, the stand up part in my life is great. I know I can do that. When I get an acting chance, I'm really thrilled.

I'd also like to do a play. I've never done theater, and constantly changing and refining a performance is something I'd like to do, even though it may sound like work to some people - and it probably is work.

What you learn from studying acting is that you have to have the courage to just make strong choices.

Why do you act? You act for an audience. In the theatre, you're in their presence. Film stars don't know what it is to have an audience.

Acting is the most communicative thing I can imagine doing.

To have an opportunity to get in front of a camera every single day is just priceless because it gets you closer and closer to being less self-consciousness in front of it and really being human and really making choices and standing by them.

People ask me, 'How do you remember your lines?' That's nothing. That is the least of my concerns.

In a drama, you don't make a fool of yourself.

One was never taught how to begin at drama school. But all it required was one intake of breath.

To be in theater you have to be a kind of psychologist, for you're always trying to understand character and motives.

I prefer to be flippant about acting, just in case I'm rubbish.

People prefer doing films. That is not the case with me. I don't do theatre because I have to but because it makes me feel alive. I enjoy the whole process of rehearsing, though repetition can make it tedious.