Lesley Manville Quotes

I like the detail work of telling a story in small pieces, as is done in movie-making, and also the long leap of faith needed to see a theatre performance through each night. Both require focus and self-discipline.

I was a theater dork in high school and did all the plays. My theater teacher in high school, Janet Spahr, was absolutely incredible and mentored me throughout school. She taught me a lot about relying on my instincts.

I'd definitely like to widen my film range. I mean, I'd love to do some theater.

I want to do dramas. I want to do comedies.

I like the idea of acting. Of all these things I've done, sometimes I think I've done well, and sometimes I think I didn't do well, but they are more cameos, and I come in and be crazy.

Acting is something I did when I was a kid. I do act sometimes in friends' projects, but when I do, it's just for fun. It is actually a hobby for me now. I do still love stage acting, but the day-to-day process of being an actor is so exhausting and so taxing.

I love acting, but the star part is not my bag.

Acting is not in the blood. My parents weren't actors, but I imagine that if you've been brought up with actors, you have a lovely time at home and just want that to carry on.

That's what I really focused on in school - straight drama - and I would love to get an opportunity to do that.

I am looking at acting in a different way now. I always looked at it as equity to build the other things I was doing; now, I consider it a career.

Acting is something I always wanted to try after wrestling, and I felt like this was a perfect fit.

Acting is something that I've always wanted to do and been interested in.

Acting was always a secret desire of mine when I was growing up.

I was very interested in acting as a kid. I loved to perform.

An actor is an impersonator; he plays many different roles. If you played the same role all the time, God - that'd be a boring career. When you take on different roles and become a different person, that's called acting... It's a challenge.

As a child, I was always interested in drama and performance.

I'd love to do drama if it was interesting.

I actually started acting because I couldn't dance.

I've always performed. I've done plays at home.

My next step must be to go to drama school. Well, I get into drama school, so I did that.

Acting truly is a love of mine.

I started doing drama after school, and it just developed into something that I did and I enjoyed very much.

I love to act. I want to be doing this forever, and I love to learn from people who I think are better.

Acting was never my first choice as a profession, but I came to terms with it when I decided I better buckle down and be the best I can be at it.

Acting is my first love, and that's my main career, it really is.