Bridgit Mendler Quotes

I have done some formal acting training, because I sucked at acting when I first got to Los Angeles. I'm still one of the worst actors and auditions out there.

I moved here to California when I was 13 to pursue my acting career.

I've never worked with an acting coach, no.

I was not a trained actor.

I didn't go to L.A. because I wanted to move to California. I went to L.A. to work as an actor.

I recommend doing some sort of acting class, something that can eventually get you in front of an agent or a manager, and practice is very important.

For basically two years, I took acting classes and found my own stride in L.A.

I've wanted to do some sort of acting stuff down the line, but modeling is a good way to get comfortable in front of the camera.

I lived in Vancouver, where they film so many things. So it gave me a good shot at it.

I don't think actors get good training today. I put my training to use in everything I do.

There are lots of people in the world who do have the advantage of going to a good drama school and just decide that they want to be actors. There's nothing wrong with an untrained actor; they have to get their training somehow, they have to learn.

I particularly want more acting. I've been auditioning a lot, and I definitely want to act.

My acting career began when I walked into a drama school class run by Anna Scher in Islington. Anna discovered a lot of people: Linda Robson, Pauline Quirke, Gary and Martin Kemp, and Dexter Fletcher were among my contemporaries.

I started acting when I was 17. I started modeling when I was 13. It helps in the way that you don't get fazed by cameras too much.

I came out to California to live with my mom in Orange County for a while, and then I came up to Hollywood. I had just turned nineteen. I took an acting class at Playhouse West and decided, 'Wow, I think I can do this!' I studied really hard for three years before I got an agent.

I took theatre and stuff in college, then I took a bunch of different acting classes here in L.A. Sometimes when I have a hard audition, I'll call my acting coach and he'll come help me. I actually get more nervous in acting class than I do at an actual audition. It's actually a really great way to get over your nerves.

I grew up watching movies and television, and one day when I was really young I told my mom I wanted to become an actor, and she was really supportive and got me involved in local theater and commercials. From there I moved up to auditioning for movies and television.

I was so green, and my background was mostly in theater. The only thing I'd done in front of a camera, besides an infomercial and one commercial, was 'Brothers McMullen.'

In my early days, I used to go to many acting gurus, Asha Chandra and Roshan Taneja being two of them.

When I first moved out to L.A., I was still 17. The deal with my dad was that I would be able to live out there if I were to treat my acting classes like college classes. So when I moved, that's all I did: trained and auditioned.

Young actors ask me for advice. They say, 'Should I get an agent?' I tell them, 'Don't worry about that. Act, act, act. Get into that production of 'The Three Sisters' in a church basement. Consider every audition a chance to act, even if it's just for three minutes. Just do it whenever and wherever you can.'

I think for a lot of people, acting becomes a lifestyle, especially when you're living in Los Angeles.

When I came to Mumbai, I had no experience in acting 'til I actually did it.

When I moved to Los Angeles to be on the radio, there was an acting school on every corner. You can't be in L.A. and not be into acting.

Los Angeles is where I became an actor.