Leslie Mann Quotes

I would have to say that I have to concentrate more when I'm doing comedy. There are so many details that make up any character, but developing a character for a dramatic role seems to come more naturally.

Doing comedy and romance is easy, if I compare it with playing the role of a real-life person.

I like comedy a lot, and dramatics show how I can really act. Because a lot of people can do comedy - I'm not saying it's easy, but dramatics are very hard.

What I love to do requires portraying different characters, and you have to separate your life from the role.

A good actor is someone who knows how to take the part and make it real and make it honest and be effective in it. If it's in a funny movie and, as long as they are cast in an appropriate way, humor will come from it.

The hardest job an actor can do is all this pretend, all this screaming and being scared for your life.

Acting really suited me because I could connect as an actor to emotion.

Actors know one thing: If you're left just with words, you're in trouble.

Stevie Van Zandt could not walk on to a set and act. I don't know how actors do that! It's the scariest thing in the world.

Being on 'The Office' prepared me for drama. Comedy got me ready, but once you get down to it, they're two sides of the same thing. I mean, the delivery has to be different - in drama, there's more time to breathe, and comedy's all about hitting the joke.

There's a rhythm and a cadence in a scene, and when an actor understands without any real direction from you, then that's a very valuable gift. And some people get it, and some people don't.

It's not easy, acting.

People assume that acting is an easy job. When you actually do it, you know how hard that is.

Actors like me endeavour to look for great roles and portraying them to the best of our ability. At times, it's noticed; at times, it's not.

I'm the sort of actor who likes to talk about what we're going to do.

You have to carry so many archetypes as an actor, especially as a blonde-haired, blue-eyed one.

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

It's an acting job - acting natural.

Acting takes so much energy.

You have to like the characters you play.

Acting is real important to me. I love it, and it's something I care about.

I'm an actor, and I keep observing people and their reactions to figure out what they are thinking. There's only so much you can do on your own, so you have to keep learning. Art imitates life.

Creating a character and living truthfully through her is a whole different ball game. It's all part of the same person but it's a much newer medium for me.

There are two main jobs in acting - the first one is to be a good actor, and the second one is to convince everyone that you're a good actor.

Acting has to do with saying it as if you meant it, so for me the words are always very important. It's very important for me to know my lines, know them so well that I don't have to think about them.