Stella Maeve Quotes

I've definitely had crazy acting teachers.

I didn't go to film school, I went to acting school.

Everyone brings their own particular skill set to the job, and acting training can work for a lot of actors, and it can't. I've seen a lot of really good actors go into acting schools and then come out a little bit corrupted.

The best way to study to be an actor is to interact genuinely with the people around you and observe and listen.

To be honest, there are so many things I learned in acting school beyond the method; it was a safe place to practice. So acting school was about exercising that acting muscle and doing it every single day - and having people tell you that you're bad every single day! Which pushes you to work even harder.

I studied acting for 10 years before I went for an audition. I studied with Lee Strasberg and Actors Studio teachers, and went to the High School of Performing Arts.

I got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and you would do improvs.

I took theatre and stuff in college, then I took a bunch of different acting classes here in L.A. Sometimes when I have a hard audition, I'll call my acting coach and he'll come help me. I actually get more nervous in acting class than I do at an actual audition. It's actually a really great way to get over your nerves.

To be honest, I never went to school for acting, and I never learned to break down a script. I took acting classes my whole life, but they never taught me anything about acting. They just taught me about myself.

I love acting classes. I think they're great. It's like working out in the gym. It's a great place to figure out everything that's working and what isn't working.

No, I haven't taken training as such but I used to attend all those 7 day workshops before the play. Those workshops aren't so professional but it's enough to give you a good idea what acting is all about.

Theater school is essentially like training. It's boot camp. It's like an academy to put you through all these different situations that sometimes are more extreme than what you'll come across in the field. But now you're emotionally prepared for it so that when it does happen, it's not a big surprise.

I was trained by Method acting teachers and we were taught that aside from whatever gift you may or may not have or the level of that gift, that you were obliged to know how to build a table. It's a craft. It's like being a ballerina or a violinist.

I have recently started acting lessons in south France, and I intend to commence acting lessons at Rada.

I started going to acting school in my senior year in high school, and I remained in acting school through four years of college.

I've never worked as hard as when I was at drama school. It's the most professional environment I've ever been in.

I find acting conservatories really important. I've gone to four different ones, and all of them provided totally different tools for me.

I'm not the best actor I can be, so I'm just working on it. I'm not the quickest reader in the world but when I get an acting book I can read it in two days.

I pick up a lot of stuff from them, but I don't think there's any great trick to acting.

One was never taught how to begin at drama school. But all it required was one intake of breath.

There are so many actors that I meet that don't act enough. Definitely take class, definitely train - that's the most important thing you do. Build your craft. Become better.

I went to acting school in New York City for two years. I studied with Stella Adler.

I don't think actors get good training today. I put my training to use in everything I do.

Drama school, you know, I own an acting school, Actor Prepares.

I have been taking classes and I'm familiar with stage, but I'm not as familiar with acting on camera.