Logan Lerman Quotes

To be a character who feels a deep emotion, one must go into the memory's vault and mix in a sad memory from one's own life.

Sometimes I feel like I used to be a person that liked to express himself a lot and put my feelings out there.

I think as an actor you have to be open to your emotions - that's how you tap into other characters. Besides, by being so open I've come to terms with how screwed I am!

I try to find what is closest to me in the character. There's many sides to personality, but it's a matter of, do you entertain those specific areas of your personality, or are you afraid to entertain them?

A character has to believe in himself, so I have to find a way to believe in them. Or at least sympathize to a degree.

A lot of the work I've done has been about being very raw and open with your emotions.

It's such a release to show yourself as not a charming person but just someone who is vulnerable.

I've never been an embarrassed, 'never talk about their feelings' sort of person.

When I put my first project out ages ago, I didn't want to show anyone my emotions. Now I think it's better for people to understand how I am as a person and let them relate.

Everybody has parts of themselves that they're not 100% happy with - that's what makes you human. And being an actor, your job is to play human beings. Your job is to play real people.

I bring so much of myself to each character that there's always a worrying point when I think: 'Oh no, I'm really that person.'

If you see a person who's insecure and covers it up, it can be quite a problem. But the person who is insecure and shows you is quite appealing. They give you just the courage to drop your defenses.

The songs come from a vulnerable place, but expressing that part of yourself can also make you feel fearless.

For modelling, you have to be such a strong person in a way - or seen to be a strong person, do you know what I mean? But in acting you have to get in touch with all the vulnerability that you carry.

I think there's always pieces of yourself that bleed into your character. That's inevitable.

I actually think it's harder to play vulnerability, because you're having to delve deeper into portions of your own psyche, what it is that makes you human.

I'm putting myself out there in a way I don't know if I ever have before.

I've learned that maybe sometimes it's better to show people who you are and what you are thinking about. That way, you can be more relaxed with yourself.

I remember keeping a lot of journals and diaries and trying to form a complete thought just based off of those immediate, raw feelings. If anything, I was conscious about how I just always wanted to be as honest as possible, no matter how vulnerable it would make me seem.

You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.

Trusting your individual uniqueness challenges you to lay yourself open.

I have to start with elements of myself, which is what you always do as an actor.

In acting, you draw so much on your private life.

The only reason I would write a break-up song is because my own problem of allowing myself to relate to people.

I feel like my secret magic trick that separates me from a lot of my peers is the bravery to be vulnerable and truthful and honest.