Vinessa Shaw Quotes

I acted for so many years and sat on a million sets and worked with a million different directors so that is to me some of the best training you can get.

I think every role you do prepares you for the next one. Of course, 'Nashville' has been, and will continue to be, a huge learning experience for me as an actor. It's something that I grew a lot doing.

My dad teaches me. He teaches me everything. He's been acting for over 30 years, so he knows a lot.

Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that.

As an actor, Coppola trained me. That was my training ground.

As an actor just learning the craft, you literally do a scene with Jimmy Gandolfini, and you walk away a better actor.

After being signed for 'Madras Cafe,' I joined Jogi Singh's acting classes, where I learned the basic nuances.

Before acting offers came by, I dabbled in theatre under the aegis of the late thespian Dinesh Thakur. He was instrumental in honing my acting skills.

I really learned how to act on camera through 'Power Rangers' because I hadn't done a lot of film and TV.

I got into acting classes. I didn't want to just go by luck.

I find acting conservatories really important. I've gone to four different ones, and all of them provided totally different tools for me.

I didn't study acting.

'Hollyoaks' is where I learnt a lot of the craft, being in front of a camera six days a week. That's certainly an experience you don't get in drama school. It invites you to be comfortable in front of the camera.

The last person to teach me how to act was my A-level Theatre Studies teacher at school, which I literally still draw on. Got an A!

You see people in different situations behaving in very different ways. That can only benefit you as an actor.

When you work with actors, what you're hoping to absorb is good ways to be an actor as opposed to how to handle being famous.

I got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and you would do improvs.

If you want to be an actor, you need to learn how to act first, even in sketch comedy.

My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre.

I thought acting was all about natural instinct but I've realised, through working with so many talented actors on 'Wild Swans' and 'Run,' that I can see the training. That's why I am back at drama school.

I never went to drama school, but I did learn a couple of things along the way.

My style is an extension of acting and an outcome of some serious lessons I picked up learning when I did theatre in my early days.

I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then.

I think as an actor you're always learning, you're always trying to experience more things.

All the training at MGM came to be a great help for me on 'Molly Brown.'