Cailee Spaeny Quotes

Being on set is like being in college, for me, because I get to watch other people perform and I can learn from them if I listen and pay attention.

I had the privilege of working with so many great actors over the years.

I don't use any techniques; I'm not trained to be an actor. I just enjoy working in films.

It was really fun being in Tara's trailer, working on my lines. Tara is such an amazing actress. She's so good at what she does. I learned a lot from watching her.

I've worked with actors who were very helpful and a lot better than I was.

It is hard sometimes to see how other actors are working when you are working with them.

All actors do that. Should do that and do that. For the most part. I say all actors. I'm exaggerating, but you know who does and who doesn't. Vince is a wonderful young actor who knows his work and did a beautiful job on this film.

Nick Lea is a great actor, and doing scenes with him was always awesome.

It's been a lot of fun getting to work with Tracy Middendorf, who plays my mom. As an actor, it's always fun to have different parents and to create different familial dynamics than you have in your real life.

Anyone who has been given the gift of being opposite an actor who gives and gives, it just makes you better.

They did cast me as an ingenue once, and the novelty was nice. But I said, 'There is nothing here to play!' I really like getting into the meat of a role.

Acting is reacting, and it's always easier to react when someone is doing a good job.

As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.

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

Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't know. We all act, we're all actors, we all know the same thing. The only thing that separates us is experience.

But when you work with the director and the real person who is playing opposite you, it changes everything. You are almost in a working session. I was very comfortable, and that's maybe what helped me to get the part.

If you've had intimacy in your life, you can be intimate onscreen. I mean, come on - I didn't know how to hold a gun, but I could play a cop.

I'm more verbal and not as private as I was as a kid. I still do a form of sense memory. It honestly depends on the job. It depends on the other people you're working with, how the other actor works.

I remember I did the movie 'Eulogy,' and there was a dramatic moment in it. It was pretty heavy, and I went for it. It was... I didn't feel that comfortable doing it.

A lot of time, the characters I've played in the past kind of come out in me in situations when it's very useful.

As an actor, your job is half done when your co-star becomes your friend, especially when it's Judi Dench.

I have had some great co-actors to work with like Richa Chadha, Taapsee Pannu and Alia Bhatt. I really value these big co-stars because if they are in sync with you, it makes you a better actor.

The thing about being an actor is that you're acting. It's not that big of a deal of to play someone different from yourself.

I consider myself a novice film actor.

I like playing off strong actors, whether it's Benedict Cumberbatch or Dominic Cooper. Also I'm a hopeless romantic, so I'm fascinated by relationships.