Matt Lanter Quotes

I don't think I had a script on 'King Kong.' But usually you read a script and then you go and audition for it. It's rare when there's no script. I sort of like the latter better, because I'm more successful at it.

'Girls' was my first audition. I'd just taken an audition class, and I was excited to implement those tools.

For any role, I pretty much always go to the script, first and foremost.

There's acting, and then there's auditioning; mastering auditioning is sort of the first thing an actor really needs to nail down when he or she wants to get a part.

After I began to explore what an actor actually is, I studied for three years before I had the guts to go on an audition.

I think that different actors go about their preparation differently, but when it comes to acting, I use my imagination.

As an actor, you want to do the best job possible, and you want the best scripts possible because it makes life more interesting.

I think the most important thing for an actor is reading the script and trying to figure out if you can play that character well. The last thing on my mind is if the director made good movies previously. It's not my job to know if that director's last movie was any good - it's my job to know if I can play the role.

All the things you can do to prepare for a role that free you, in the moment, are great. You have this muscle memory for things. You don't have to act it as much, once you've done it enough.

It's a surprisingly sacrificial job being an actor.

Basically, the actor's job is to pay attention to the script.

I take my time to get into the mindset of the character and say my lines. I really have to be the person that I am playing.

I figure out who I'm playing opposite, and I really do study them.

I think one of the mistakes actors make is we're so focused on what we're going to say.

I'll read a script maybe twice, but I'll think about the role more than I'll rehearse lines.

For me and for I'm sure any actor, each role is a different challenge to prepare for in a different way.

Any sort of role requires a certain amount of research and embodiment of the character and psychological investigation.

Learning lines is my biggest challenge.

When I'm offered a role, I look at what I think I can do with it. I look to see if I can project myself into it.

I'm such a carnivorous researcher as an actor - I chew it up like it's meat, and I really don't know how to do that without the people that are producing or creating or writing that which they want me to chew up.

I worked with my acting coach one-on-one for hours and hours, every single day for two months, before even setting foot on set or putting on Jessica Jones's clothes.

One of my favorite parts of being an actress is being a detective.

If I prepare myself for a character, for a role, I always try to understand her.

When I got the audition for 'Big Little Lies,' I knew this project was going to be different than anything I'd ever done. That didn't change the way I approached the role.

The only thing that's required of an actor for an audition is to memorize your sides with confident choices, and then the rest is not up to you. You're either right for a part or you're not.