Liz Tuccillo Quotes

I left the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin in 2004, and I did five years of theater after that.

There are so many talented actors in Chicago, I have to go see shows when I'm there. A lot of these actors, who I've seen when I'm in Chicago in theaters, are technically amazing and never have an opportunity to showcase it on a bigger medium.

If you drugged me with truth serum and said I can only do one thing, I would probably have to say that I would be an actor in the theater. And then I would have you arrested for drugging me.

I wanted to be a theater actress, and initially, I wanted to work in musical theater

I always loved theater and acting in plays and directing, writing little plays and directing friends in plays.

As I got older, I auditioned for drama school and shocked myself by getting in.

You know, when you start, especially with me, I didn't really know I was going to be a movie actress. I thought I was going to do theater.

I'm a theater guy at heart; I love the theater. I was lucky enough to spend a good decade and a half in the New York theater community.

Obviously I love working in film and television, but I started in theater and I'd love to be on Broadway.

I particularly want more acting. I've been auditioning a lot, and I definitely want to act.

I've been performing my whole life. My mom signed me up for a theater program when I was five - I was the evil queen in 'Once Upon a Mattress.'

I fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.

I had started doing small community theater shows in my hometown of Cleveland. I did a lot of shows there before I met this director who told me, 'Listen, I really think you could be on Broadway.' And I was like, 'No, that's crazy.' I didn't believe it... I was 9, maybe 8 years old at the time, and I was like, 'No. No way.'

My mom (Kate McCauley) is an actress, so I guess she's the one that taught me it was a possibility. For as long as I can remember, I've always played make-believe ... It's something that I've always done, that I've always been comfortable doing.

I love acting and I know that's a cliché, but I didn't really, I was very naïve when it came to the whole being recognized thing.

Acting is where my heart is. I love acting.

All I knew how to do was to act. That's the only thing I had in my favor. That was the thing that propelled me forward.

I came to my mom and told her I wanted to do this[acting].

I would love to do Broadway. I dont think theres anything more amazing than theater. OK, Supergirl is number one. Maybe I could be Supergirl on Broadway That would be perfect.

I love acting, but I don't know if I'll ever get used to it.

Acting is like an addiction - once you start, you can't stop.

Everything about acting drives me and gives me the need to really try it. It's an evolution - doing the same thing for 12 years is kind of a chunk. Anyone would be up for a little bit of a change. It is so rewarding to do a movie, and so enjoyable. It's hard work, but really wonderful.

Acting was always a part and faucet of my life. It just comes very natural. I think it's a good thing.

My passion is acting, and has always been. It's what brought me to this point of being able to diversify and do other things, and I hope it's something I'll continue to have a passion for.

My father was a director, and he used to always tell me, "You should be an actress." When I was 17, he gave me a job so that I'd be in the union.