Laurence Olivier Quotes

You draw on your own childhood every time you tee it up as an actor.

You know, working as an actor, I'm always working within my own imagination.

Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy.

When I was younger, I was always willing to tell a joke and play out a scene. I would get sticks and pretend they were light sabers. I think it was just at a young age, I was so willing to jump up and perform a little play at the family picnic.

When I got the part, I tried to remember Batman as I knew him when I was a kid - with emotional recall.

Acting is an expression of imagination. No firsthand knowledge is necessary.

I would daydream about what it would be like to be an actor. I would even do talk shows where I interviewed myself.

When I read what 'GLOW' was about, it just felt like something where I could make as many faces as I wanted, and it would totally make sense!

Acting - you're taking someone else's visions and someone else's inspirations, and it's up to you to portray that to everyone watching the film.

One of my favourite games as a child was to dress up and improvise. Acting seemed obvious.

There were moments - I would be daydreaming - I would imagine scenes, even if there wasn't a camera around. In my head, I was acting.

Acting is the ability to dream on cue.

I have played a boxer, a cowboy, a knight, a prince, an elf and a pirate. I am so glad to have done all of that already.

For as long as I can remember, the thing that gave me a sense of wonderment and renewal... has always been the work of other actors.

I took my play very seriously, and I got way, way lost in my play world.

To me, getting to do music and videos, you work on a character. Being onstage is acting; you get to be larger than life and larger than yourself.

As a little girl I loved the thought of playing dress-up and getting ready.

Acting is all about truth and honesty, and the sensitivity that's capable of transporting you.

What I really like doing is storytelling, finding the body language that is necessary for the story. And when I'm doing it and it's working, I'm thrilled.

The reason you want to act is to continue to explore every different part of the human psyche.

Modeling gave me an opportunity to be someone I'm not each day.

I think I was always a drama queen. I really, really, really loved playing pretend.

Sometimes I've found that by getting into a certain drag, or a certain feeling, you can cast off your mortal coil and really do something. I don't know if it's important, but it's something. It's entertainment.

When I was little, I put on plays for my family at Sunday dinner, and I would direct them and have all my cousins, my brother, and my best friends in it. I was a very imaginative and theatrical child and wasn't afraid of being in front of a camera. It was like make-believe to me.

I am an actor and I live in the world of pretend in my working capacity. I live in the world of my imagination.