Michael Socha Quotes

Nothing makes an actor feel freer and more inventive and more creative than being trusted.

Drama school can't make you a brilliant actor, but you can do stuff for three years - you're not going to be fired. You should just go for it all, even the stuff you think is codswallop.

I love being funny! I started in the theater when I was 9 and, believe it or not, always played the funny part!

I always wanted to act. I guess I've always been a bit of a drama queen.

I feel like I grow wings on stage.

I discovered that I love being on stage in high school.

Theatre gives you wings as an actor.

I transitioned into theater and acting when I was about 9, community theater and musicals, being, like, chorus-kid-number-78 or whatever. But I just loved it. As a kid you just crave attention, and early on I just felt it was so cool and fun to play around and have people clap for me. But eventually I grew up and fell deeper into it.

I think the more you do this and the more comfortable you become on stage, you start speaking more and becoming more of a character in yourself.

To me, the stand up part in my life is great. I know I can do that. When I get an acting chance, I'm really thrilled.

With acting, I always feel conscious of what I'm doing.

Stand-up, for me, is really more of an addiction, so you have to feed the beast whenever you can.

What you learn from studying acting is that you have to have the courage to just make strong choices.

There's a tremendous amount to be gained from being a performer, and being an artist, and being an actor.

I feel that if you can play on the streets or in a comedy club, then in a theatre it's a doddle because you've got an audience.

I need to do more on stage. I've got to get my fix!

I loved being on stage. I was in elementary school when I started, so I couldn't say that it was about the building of characters.

As much as I can act, I don't have anything in me that yearns to be an actor - that sense of needing to be onstage, in costume, in character; that is utterly not interesting to me.

The first time I acted was in high school in Florida, and when I heard that applause I felt so alive and felt that electricity go up my spine.

I become a better actor after I step on a stage in front of, like, 500 people when it's just me, a microphone and my guitar. You don't get as nervous walking into a room in front of 3 or 4 people and to do a scene or to walk on a set. You gain confidence.

I don't like going for more than a year without doing theatre. I don't mind falling flat on my face so long as I feel I'm open to the possibility of something extraordinary happening.

When I was a young comic just starting out, I was very cautious, as I didn't want to alienate people. George Carlin's bravery became a benchmark. I became perfectly fine with alienating some people in the audience. That just comes with the territory.

I think if you're an actor you kind of have to be willing to look stupid.

On the whole, actors shout when they don't know what they're doing, trying to make an impact.

The first thing you have to get used to in any kind of acting is the ability to make a fool of yourself. If you haven't learnt how to make a fool of yourself, you shouldn't be on the boards. That's absolutely what it's all about.