Michael Pena Quotes

To me acting originally became an extension of game playing.

I guess just a lively imagination is the best effort an actor can have.

For as long as I can remember, the thing that gave me a sense of wonderment and renewal... has always been the work of other actors.

The imagination is part of the arsenal that actors draw from.

As an actor, the only thing you have is your instinct and your imagination.

I think acting is a work of imagination.

Everything, I think, about acting is based on imagination.

I think acting is a gift.

A large part of acting is just pretending. You get to work with these other great make-believers, all making believe as hard as they can.

At a young age, acting was so inspiring and exciting, because to me it was play - make-believe, pretend.

An actor is at most a poet and at least an entertainer.

I'm an actor. I love to create.

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.

The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.

Acting is an expression of imagination. No firsthand knowledge is necessary.

What's great about acting is you can let all your wackiness hang out while you work.

Actors don't hate acting. Most people don't hate acting! Whether you're a child mucking around with your friends or a grown up being paid to be on a set, pretending to be other people is fun.

The most fundamental important thing for me as an actor is maintaining a sense of play. It's so important.

As an actor, our very palette is one of imagination. So it is a walk onto an empty space and then imagine the world beyond it is what we do.

Every time you get on a stage or in front of a camera, the whole exercise is about imagination. You're constantly depicting something that doesn't exist, and trying to find the reality of it. Once you settle on that premise, everything else is a matter of degrees.

You know, working as an actor, I'm always working within my own imagination.

Acting is an imaginative leap, really, isn't it? And imaginations prosper in different circumstances.

I think the challenge for an actor is always to see which parts of you you can explore and go have fun with.

On some level, acting is the art of pretend, and you have to have a highly cultivated sense of imagination. You have to be able to see things that aren't there, no matter what aspect of acting, whether it's green screen, whether it's on stage, whether it's anything else, whether you're working on the radio.

I always wanted to tell stories and act.