Pamela Adlon Quotes

And because performing for a game involves real acting. The way they create a game is very similar now to how they create a film. I've always wanted to stretch my acting skills, and the timing being what it is, I couldn't say no.

My journey has been that of a character actor.

I do think you are mainly thrown into one medium as an actor, and then hopefully you grow from there.

As an actor, there is room for a certain amount of creativity, but you're always ultimately going to be saying somebody else's words. I don't think I'd have the stamina, skill or ability to write a novel, but I'd love to write short stories and poetry, because those are my two passions.

I love stories and acting is a way to tell stories. Everyone assumes I've done it my whole life.

I really enjoy acting. I feel I'm getting better and better with each movie I make.

I actually wanted to be a writer long before I wanted to be an actor.

Being an actor started me writing, and that led to directing.

I'm a storyteller, I'm an actor, an entertainer.

I love doing the radio plays, creating a whole world with just the voice, and I'd love to be back on stage, too, at some point.

I'd always wanted to try my hand at every bit of the acting field.

I like to challenge myself and grow as an actress.

I'm still trying to find the actor I want to be, but I know what kind of the talent I want to be around.

I really wanted to create some of my own characters, then it became wanting to act the parts, then it sort of grew from there because I really enjoyed doing it.

It's all you want as an actor: to have a story people want to be told.

One of the things I love about acting is that there is always scope for growth.

Cinema has given me everything in life, and I will continue acting till the end.

I took acting lessons when I was 19, 20, and I had my writing.

Nothing taxes an actor more thoroughly than a good audiobook.

I think I first got into acting through church. I would go to these church retreats, and they would tell us to make a skit or make a video and present it to the rest of the group. And I started doing that. And I fell in love with it.

I don't have an exact moment when I decided I wanted to be an actress - it kind of was just really a part of my growing up.

I've got a range as an actor! There was a time I played dramatic leading men.

I didn't study acting.

Animation is a fascinating area from an acting point of view because it's not really like anything else because you are only providing a portion of the performance. That's very inspiring and it forces you to do things in a different way - to tell stories through your voice.

Hill Street Blues gave me an opportunity to work with an ensemble cast of people whose work I admired.