Jane Wiedlin Quotes

Frankly, acting doesn't scare me because I really enjoy it.

With acting, I always feel conscious of what I'm doing.

On the whole, actors shout when they don't know what they're doing, trying to make an impact.

Film, theater and television always kind of scared me. I don't ever seriously think of myself as an actor at all, and I don't plan any film career or television career.

I feel no terror when I'm acting. There's no tension. It's just a part.

For me, there's nothing more valuable as an actor, or better way to learn, than getting to perform in front of a live audience, no matter where you are. Whether it's on Broadway, in Florida, or doing a tour.

I have no interest in watching myself act.

I don't ever recall being nervous before performing because I've already stepped into the shoes and the clothes of the character.

It takes me some time to get into what I am doing - since I am not a trained actor, I don't have that skill. I have to think of what I am doing and how it comes through.

It is important for an actor to learn how to face a live audience.

I did Shakespeare in college and the nerves I got doing Shakespeare are the same nerves I get doing 'Mad Men.'

As an actor, I've grown considerably. It's taken me years to get comfortable doing a romantic scene and dancing on stage in front of a live audience. I've really opened up a lot.

When a performance isn't working, it's usually because the actor is trying to do something and they're not able to express their idea very well. It's a muddled expression.

I love telling stories. I like the challenges presented to me on a daily basis. There's nothing resting about acting.

You know, I've never been much of a method actor. I feel like, with every project I go in extremely prepared and I like to have a good time.

The whole thing about acting, the draw for me, is the opportunity to do things you don't get to do in real life.

The reason I got into acting was not to explore myself. I was a reader, I didn't care about acting. I got into it in college, but I had no interest really in that, in getting up in front of anybody.

That is one of the reasons one enjoys acting. Now and again, you get scenes where you work with somebody really good and you have a good time trying to make it really work and really work well.

I did Shakespeare in college, and the nerves I got doing Shakespeare are the same nerves I get doing 'Mad Men.' I want to get the dialogue just spot-on.

I can't act, and so I have to live that particular character in my real life and then exhibit it on screen.

Acting, at least for me, is very unreal, and when I'm doing it, I actually feel embarrassed.

I feel like my early experiences of acting, and I think a lot of other actors' too, are probably at camp or school plays where you get to have great range. At camp, I remember getting to play a 50-year-old man.

People think memorizing lines is hard, when that's the last thing you worry about. You get that done, and then you've got to worry about the internal stuff, which is the challenging part.

Acting is experience with something sweet behind it.

In theater, the wellspring of the character comes from the doing of it, like a trial by fire, but in front of an audience.