Jim Sarbh Quotes

I don't exactly set out to only play creepy characters, it's just that a lot of those roles come my way.

My goal as an actor was to work - to be a working actor, whether it was in theater, and, well, I didn't even consider film and television when I was in New York, but what came along, came along.

I only want to be a versatile actor.

Once you get into a part, and someone sees you, you get asked to do it again.

I'd like to get more bit-acting roles. I don't know if my talent would allow for a long dialogue, but I could definitely knock out three lines. I'd kill it.

I'm down to act a little bit - go on a couple auditions or make one of those three-second cameos with one line.

As an actor, there's very little you can do if people don't want to see you. Just getting yourself into the room to audition is tough.

The 12 years that I was improvising are why I got the number of commercials I got when I was in New York and why I got 'The Devil Wears Prada,' and it's why I even got in the door for 'Mad Men.'

When you're an actor, you just hope you get a job to go to.

I grew up watching movies and television, and one day when I was really young I told my mom I wanted to become an actor, and she was really supportive and got me involved in local theater and commercials. From there I moved up to auditioning for movies and television.

As a professional actor, I don't have much choice about what I've gotten into. I tend to be cast in comedies and I'm fine with that.

I would advise anyone seriously interested in acting to study, train, and work as much as possible... You will know soon enough if it's the right avenue for you.

The thing about acting is that it's fairly random. At the end of the day you take what drifts past you or what's given to you.

Before 'Grey's Anatomy,' I was doing musicals, plays, commercials, you name it.

I don't think I've ever had a real desire to pick out any particular role - I just see what comes up.

When I first got into acting, I never had any long-term goals, never had any plan. I just thought it would be a good way to make some extra money.

Whenever I didn't have a job, I studied acting, I sent out tapes, went on auditions.

I try to search for roles where the character is not dependent on how she looks, but it is hard because I didn't know anyone in this industry, so I started as an extra and fought.

As an actor, I want to build a career as an actor. It's hard to even get a job sometimes, so as my career builds, I can be more picky than I used to be.

Being an actor is hard. It's so true... auditioning is literally our full-time job, and then, if we are so lucky to book the project were auditioning for, then that project is our play.

When you're starting out, every line in a show or a commercial is like a huge success.

When you're working as an actor, you don't think that when you get out of school, it's going to be so hard to get a job. Just to get a job. Any job. Whatsoever. You don't think that people are going to see you in a certain way.

I actually love auditioning because I usually don't get the part. I've tested with Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Tom Cruise. So I've gotten to that point, and I understand when I don't get it. There are a lot of very talented people out there.

What I've learnt being an actor is that you've got to be lucky. I got less lucky, and nobody was interested. If a part came up, it would be for the main corpse's friend's brother who was having problems with his marriage.

I try and get out there and audition as much as possible.