Samuel Larsen Quotes

There's a lot of pressure being an actor and taking on challenges that people don't expect of you.

'Cause it's really hard, it's hard to be an actor.

With Sean Penn, he wants to be surprised. He doesn't necessarily want what he's written, although we'll do what he's written. He likes the danger of acting.

Being an actor is really, really hard, no matter how you slice it.

People don't know this, but I'm going through a lot every time I walk on stage, which is part of doing theater. That's why it's so addictive, I must say.

I found acting tough; it takes a lot out of you if you have no technique.

We all, as actors, have to fight these battles, where it's like, 'OK, that's a little far-fetched.'

If you take every challenge everyone has in their life and multiply it in severity you get what it's like in the life of an actor.

Some of the most cutthroat auditions you'll have as an actor are when you'll have three words to say.

We know, in history, people are unable to put different elements together and create gold, yet it's what you're asking actors to do every day. You're asking them to relax enough with the confines and restrictions of the lights and the cameras, and you gotta hit this mark, to relax enough to create what seems wonderful and beautiful.

As an actor, I have no limitation. I will do whatever excites me.

Once I turned pro, I was like okay, this is not fun and games now.

The problem with acting is that there's really no control. You're at the behest of others.

I have tried different things as an actor and have always believed in experimenting.

As an actor, I am open to anything interesting that comes my way.

I think for an upcoming actress the biggest challenge is that sometimes there are situations when she has no luxury for rehearsals.

We really just try not to think about the scrutiny and the pressure. We're just trying to make the show that we like, and we're working really hard at it.

That is one of the sides of Los Angeles that I really like as people may have their big careers but there is one side to Hollywood that is always open to taking risks - as long as it doesn't include risking too much money.

If you have a good movie in hand and it is successful, you gain confidence to experiment.

I don't envy young actors.

I think it's bad in a way for junior players and college players to feel they must be number one.

Being a coach's son, they're hard on you. When you say you want to be great, they do everything they can do to put you in that position.

That's the great thing about being an actor: getting the opportunity to do something that really speaks to you.

I went from being a big fish in a small pond to going to City with a lot of top players, I felt like I had to work really hard to be the best.

I chose taking the hard road and creating my own niche and getting my own fan base.