Gail Kim Quotes

I primarily look at how a role is laid out by the director. I take into consideration my co-stars, before signing a role.

Brian and I got cast out of that show into Trapper John, M. D.

I played a doctor on 'Counterpart', so that was about studying and watching documentaries and reading and trying to learn.

Doing films as an actor, you spend maybe 40 percent of the year doing your chosen profession. If you are on a successful TV show, you spend 80 percent of your year doing the thing you love.

I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and things like that. The thing for me with acting was it was the only thing I could fully concentrate on. I loved playing sports. I didn't really love studying.

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

Acting is a very artistic profession and there are thousands of people out there who think they are actors but there are very few who have real talent.

As an actor, my main focus is finding good writing and attacking a good role.

I always used to say, as a director, that I could make anybody good in a movie if you found the right part. It all comes down to casting.

I don't mind talking about acting. I don't have anything interesting to say about it, but it's interesting talking about it.

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

On paper, actors are the dumbest group of individuals essentially out there. Most of us have not gone to college. However, we never stop learning. Because of what we do, we're constantly researching, constantly learning.

I like acting; I like being lost in the creative process.

I think every actor should go back and do theater periodically.

Acting is acting.

I've not sat with my agent going: 'Where is the next hopeless girl I can play?' They just come along.

If a script is good, you are 10 steps into the part just reading it. But my choices are not all down to my taste. It is about people you have worked with before.

The great thing about acting is that, until you're dead, you can do it. There are aspects to it that as time goes on you hope you get better at, and there are a lot of things that I'm excited to explore.

The best part of being on a television series for all those years is that you really get to hone your craft.

Acting can be a really silly thing. It's like playing dress-up.

When you're an actor, actually, you shouldn't come up with too many ideas.

I'd always dabbled in acting.

As an actor, you should be willing to take challenges.

I would love to play Lee in 'True West' and Bobby in 'Company.'

But I loved the script to 7th Heaven and couldn't say no. It made me laugh and cry, and I was hooked. I'd love to know who turned it down, because I'm sure at least one other actor did. But I'm glad he did, whoever it was.