Chris Klein Quotes

For any role, I pretty much always go to the script, first and foremost.

It's very good for me to remember what actors go through.

I'll read a script maybe twice, but I'll think about the role more than I'll rehearse lines.

I don't think I do that much to prepare for roles in general.

I'm a lazy actor, lazier than you would think. I don't usually do a lot of research.

For me to take a role, I read a script, and I think, 'Wow, I don't know how I'm going to do this, but I want to try.'

As an actor, my job is to go to the set, read my scene and perform to the best of my abilities.

Part of the fun of acting is the research, finding out about other people.

This acting was very hard work.

I used to joke I was a point-and-click actor. My whole process has been about trusting your instincts and hitting your mark.

Having done a lot of theater, I'm used to sustaining characters over long periods of time.

When I research a role it does get a little crazy and maybe even a little stupid.

I've never committed to a role without a script.

With acting, when you're reading a script, you're regurgitating someone else's words. There's a whole part of your brain that's off duty.

On paper, actors are the dumbest group of individuals essentially out there. Most of us have not gone to college. However, we never stop learning. Because of what we do, we're constantly researching, constantly learning.

It's a surprisingly sacrificial job being an actor.

I take my time to get into the mindset of the character and say my lines. I really have to be the person that I am playing.

An actor's life is like a series of - it's like the first day of school happening over and over again.

A different script calls for different things. It always takes me a long time to get to know the part, and know the logic behind the words. I have to be with the script for quite a long time before things start to fall into place, before they become part of the character.

Acting can be a great job, but you do have to make up things to do when you're not working.

Television, for me, is great because I love to act, every day. I love to work that muscle. I love to learn, and I love to be able to just do what I love. It's when I'm at my best. So, I love TV for that reason because it's every day.

For me and for I'm sure any actor, each role is a different challenge to prepare for in a different way.

I like auditioning! A lot of people hate it, but I like it.

I jumped into acting because it was fun. It was tougher when I had to take my fun seriously.

I love acting. When I'm acting I feel like I'm on vacation. I'm just having a wonderful time. The nightmare is just getting the work to happen.