Laura Dern Quotes

Acting is not about dressing up. Acting is about stripping bare. The whole essence of learning lines is to forget them so you can make them sound like you thought of them that instant.

All my characters are quite relatable, as they are flawed, true, and honest. All of us are flawed; nobody is pure and pious.

I think the best acting is when you allow yourself to be kind of vulnerable in the moment.

That's the thing about film acting and television acting. You just release yourself and do what is true for the moment, and ignore everybody and everything and all the technical razzmatazz that goes on.

I don't really like 'acting' - I like things to feel as natural as possible.

Acting is just being a man. Being human. Not forcing it.

I am a natural actor. I try to keep it spontaneous as far as possible. That is my mantra.

I'm a seriously flawed individual, but I guess everybody is.

The great thing about acting is you don't have to worry about yourself at all. I tend to just get out of the way of me and let something come through.

We like flawed people.

All performances are different. I don't think it's necessary to compare one with another. I am just me playing the role of Lear. You're bound to get a Holm approach to it, whatever that may be. I just got out there and did it. I'm very much a doer in my acting.

It was important to have a similar energy in my performance. To make the character too different would have just been about my ego because it didn't need to be drastically different.

The characters are whole, real people to me that I'm getting to know, and since real people are all flawed, so are my characters, I hope.

When a role seems fun it's easy to play. It kind of comes organically.

Strong and in control - I don't necessarily feel that way. I'm a little bit more scattered in my life. I'm more of a street girl, in a way.

I love the idea of playing a character that didn't over think everything. He knows what's in front of him and he has an ability to just say whatever he felt.

I approach a comedy the same way I do a drama. I try to make it as real as possible.

I think comedy I've learned is really just about relaxing and trusting yourself and allowing yourself to fail.

To recognize yourself in a character onscreen, and to connect with them, you gotta recognize their flaws; they gotta feel like a real person.

The minute I ever start thinking about what a character would do is the minute I bring my ego into play. It's the minute I'm putting a judgment on something.

The thing I always tell my audiences all the time is that I'm just two steps ahead of you on a good day. And I might be two steps behind you on a bad day.

I'm not an actress who can create a character. I play me.

And you can't hide in a comedy scene either. You have to give in to the scene and commit.

My improv definitely shows a different side of myself, which is more true to what my real humor is and what my real personality is, and I think - I guess 'wild' is a good word for it. I'm still sweet! But I won't let anyone walk all over me.

The most fun you can possibly have as an actor is to walk that line between what's real and what's interesting.