Olesya Rulin Quotes

'Do the Right Thing' was like the first film where I really felt comfortable working with actors.

I judge movies on how much fun I had while I was doing them. I had a great time on 'The Right Stuff.' Doing that was fantastic. And there was the year I did 'The Rookie' and 'Far From Heaven,' which was amazing because those two different roles were just so far apart.

I never had a great role in a great film.

The film itself, and my role as Moses, will always remain one of the creative peaks of my career.

I think my mom is the inspiration of me wanting to do film and TV and be an actor because she loved film so much. She loved, like, horror films and action films, so growing up, she loved watching all the Charles Bronson films and all the westerns.

I've worked with Len Wiseman before, on the 'Underworld' series, in which I was a vampire. The first two of those were his first two films. And I admire him beyond measure. I think he's tremendous, as a man and as a director.

I've done a lot of movies, but my favorite was 'Blind Faith.'

It's a whole other way of working when you work in films: You know exactly the arc of your character.

Movie-making is serious business. The director and the crew are already under a lot of pressure to give their best to the audience. Therefore, the best part for me as an actor is to act well in the movies and make a jolly atmosphere with the co-stars on the sets.

I spent a long time working in the movies to figure out that kind of acting and also how to write and produce for the screen.

Where else do you find great directors? Acting is one of the places.

There's nothing like theater. It's really amazing. But it does take up all of your time. I would like to get into more film, just because I find it super fascinating.

I think when I was doing 'Amistad,' I was just too young to really understand what the process was, and beyond that, I hadn't really got involved. It was just somehow - and I thought that the artistry was all in the theater.

It was also wonderful to have the prospect of playing with Jack Nicholson. It was a terrific part, a terrific script, with Alexander Payne and Jack Nicholson. You can't get any better than that!

When I was shooting 'Mud,' every day was my favourite! I had so much fun on this film and loved working with all the cast and crew! It was a great experience.

If the story's interesting and it's a compelling script, I'd be thrilled to be a part of it.

Working on such a big film was amazing. I learned a lot. There weren't too many stunts, just some doubling.

I'm still really interested in acting, I love film so much. It's definitely something I'm going to explore as well.

I think if Roman Polanski had asked me to do the phone book, I would have said, 'Yes.'

I would consider doing any part as long as the script is good and the film has an interesting director.

I think what makes a good actor's director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades necessary to make a movie.

My very worst day on 'Green Lantern' was nowhere near as difficult as my finest day on 'Buried.'

When I look at a film, I don't think, 'Oh, I wish I had done that' because I haven't done that role, so it doesn't matter.

The thing that really makes me happy is the real work and rehearsing and creating the character and the process of making the movie. Hollywood's not real.

When I met Peter Weir, we did a movie called 'Master and Commander' together, and that's when I really started to understand the power of acting, the power of directing, finding the emotion in performance.