Ari Graynor Quotes

'Scandal' has been, for me, the most consistent time I've ever logged in front of a camera. I grew up in the theater, and I feel very confident and comfortable on the stage and in front of a live audience, but the camera is a very different medium.

There's something about doing theatre in London - it sinks a little bit deeper into your soul as an actor. It's something about the tradition of theatre, about performing on the West End stage.

I feel a lot more comfortable on stage in the theatre. It just reminds me of being a kid and doing pantomimes.

After 20 years of doing comedy, I find dramatic work more challenging.

When you're doing a play that's fully produced, you have the benefit of rehearsing for four or five weeks, so you really get to live in the skin of the character for much longer than when you first start doing a character on TV.

Every actor hopes that the character that they're playing continues to be a challenge throughout their tenure of their show.

I grew up doing stage work as a child and as a teenager, so the stage is my home where I feel most comfortable.

I loved my role in Devaki' and enjoyed enacting the character.

I really love playing McKay. It's one of those roles where every day something is different.

I'm lucky to play Elektra. So far, it's the most exciting part I've ever had to play. I've done the physicality a bit before, and I enjoy it.

I've always done stuff on stage, so it feels very natural.

I grew up on the stage, and there's no two ways about it: you only get one chance to do your bit.

Theatre is where my passion lies - I just love it. I love watching it, and I love doing it.

I've been lucky enough to play many different roles from darker characters to family orientated shows to comedy.

Actors, we like stories, we like storytelling, we love being a part of the story, and if you give us a story that's interesting then we'll want to do it.

I spent four months once doing a play on Broadway.

Doing theater, I call it concentrated shampoo. You put a dime in the palm of your hand and you get a headful of lather. When you do a play, you're there for two and a half hours, and you live a lifetime.

When you are doing a show, it can get really dull. You are sitting so long while they set up the lights, then you say a couple of lines, then they tear down the lights again. At least stunts are something that uses your physical energy a great deal.

I come from a huge theater background. The whole action and stunt world just came as the roles were available.

I've done a lot of theater, and I know that it's a different audience each time who doesn't know the story, and we have to tell it.

No doubt, my role in 'Urumi' has been one of my best so far. It surprised me as an actor and made me more confident.

Drama is what I did before 'Blossom.'

I liked a lot of the scenes I did with Ryan Phillippe.

Personally speaking there's only so long you can go from film to film to film. There's an inspiration an actor gets from the stage.

I'm grateful to be working. The most exciting thing for me is that I never get bored - I've done comedy, drama, musical theatre and now Shakespeare.