Amala Paul Quotes

I was on a series for a number of years, and I got very used to only doing a mini-play per week. When I first came back to the theater, and I was suddenly doing eight shows a week again for three or four months, I had to find a new reason to do it.

I have, I think to do a play a year is very good if you can afford the time and the energy because it's difficult to do, it's really the actors medium of course, because you're really out there and nobody's yelling cut so, yeah I have.

As an actor, you want roles that are full of meat.

'Dogfight' is my favorite thing I've ever worked on. It's such a special piece, and I'm so close to the character of Rose. I loved doing it every night.

When I'm doing a play like 'Betrayal,' I have to be careful not to get stimulation overload.

I don't think I had a script on 'King Kong.' But usually you read a script and then you go and audition for it. It's rare when there's no script. I sort of like the latter better, because I'm more successful at it.

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.

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

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

I was trained as a dramatic actor. I'm really excited to do some more dramatic stuff.

You have to like the characters you play.

As an actor, you most often play relatively average parts, so to get to play extreme versions of anything, those are the most exciting parts.

I enjoy the work I do in comedies. It's a valid test of your creative abilities.

This acting was very hard work.

I love doing emotional scenes. As I've had a perfect life, I don't really have much to pull from. But it's really fun and not that challenging. It's almost pretty easy. The hardest thing is to try and make people laugh. That's a really hard thing.

It was a wonderful experience to live the life for a year; to spend all day doing Shakespeare and then do a play in the evening.

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.

In school, I was Martha in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' I loved that.

As actors, we're always asked to portray and react to these extreme circumstances, otherwise it's not interesting. They are agonizing things to think about.

My approach to 'Eastenders' is the same as my approach to film and the same approach to theatre. Whatever I do, I use the same skills and tools.

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

Acting is a strange job because your control is very limited.

I haven't played Hedda Gabler yet, but maybe if I did I might find the funny bits.

If ever I feel I might be able to tackle it, I'd love to try holding a spear or something in the theater, or opening a door, or anything, just to try it, you know, because it must be some marvelous magic thing.