Olivia Colman Quotes

One was never taught how to begin at drama school. But all it required was one intake of breath.

I don't like to intellectualize about my acting.

Acting has always been instinctive to me.

The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know, it's an abstract thing, a little bit mysterious even if you do it for a living.

I'm an actor. I love to create.

I think acting is a work of imagination.

I love acting and really taking on another person, another life.

I love acting. It's the one job I know of where you can go in, go through complete catharsis - emotionally, physically sometimes and mentally - and at the end of the day say, 'See you in the pub, guys.'

I have learned that acting is not about beauty.

Sometimes I think of movie acting as advanced pretend.

I am an actor and I live in the world of pretend in my working capacity. I live in the world of my imagination.

I'm an actor's director. I love it when talented actors can bring characters to life.

Acting is what happens on the way.

Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child.

I'm attracted to roles that are unpredictable, and if I can get my hands on something like that, I'm thrilled. I like performances where you don't know what's coming, moment to moment.

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

You've got to love acting and that's true for me. I love the idea of getting on stage and getting in front of a camera.

I gravitated to acting out of a mixture of instinct, naivete and opportunity.

A lot of the stuff you do as an actor - or I do, because I can't speak for everyone - is not always consciously thought out. A lot of the time, for me, it's actually just feeling stuff, and it happens all in the moment and your body reacts.

I think acting is a gift.

An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument.

I didn't ever think about being an actor. But I fell in love with it when I realized how amazing, difficult, and interesting it is.

Mostly I work really unconsciously, and I think if the scenes are really well written, which they are, and if I just throw myself into it, I don't really think about it.

Modeling is a lot of fun, but I prefer acting. It's so much fun to get to play different characters and transform into someone else for a while.

What do I love about acting? I love traveling, meeting new people, exploring and just doing what I love.