Chris Eigeman Quotes

I don't call myself an artist. I act. That's what I do.

Quentin Tarantino and Sam Jackson are the reasons I'm an actor.

I don't pretend to be anything but an actor and a writer.

I am only an actress when they say, 'action' and I stop being an actress when they say, 'cut'. I am a normal person outside of acting.

Movies are this thing that came into my life, and it still feels pretend in some way. I kind of do this thing, and I never really accepted this idea that I'm a film actor. That's what I do. I feel like I'm a theater actor that started doing films. Most people have never seen me in a play. They're fun, though.

I'm lucky enough to say my day job is acting. I cut my teeth as a theater actor and playwright in New York.

My dream was to be a working actress that would be working in theater.

I'd like to be a steadily working actor and to do as many things as possible. I'm really enjoying the life.

I made my living as an actor, and I love acting, so I'm an actor. But that gets you in a lot of trouble in the art world.

I think it's dependent on where life takes me. For sure, I absolutely adore acting. It has been my passion from a very young age. But at the same time I am very intrigued by the camera, and also very intrigued by props.

Acting began as a casual thing, but along the way, I did films like 'Happy Days,' '100% Love,' and 'Baahubali' that made me fall in love with cinema. I can't imagine being in any other profession.

I want to be an artist... an actor who acts really well.

My very first acting gig was in a movie for Russ Parr. He did this movie called 'Love for Sale,' and that was my first role in any film.

I don't think of myself as an actress. I still think I'm fannying around in my mum's front room.

I have a particular love of an actor that I did work with, oddly, in 'Donnie Brasco,' who has since become a wonderful talent: Paul Giamatti. I would love to do a whole movie with Paul Giamatti.

Cinema and, most of all, films have changed my life much more than theatre or television. And that is the reason why I'm an actress.

Because of the fact that being a professional actor is not a career that is widely pursued back home in the Cayman Islands, I never thought it was a viable profession. It didn't even cross my mind. So when I knew I wanted to do theater, I didn't think 'actress,' even though I loved to perform.

I don't know if I see myself as an actress for the rest of my life.

I'm an actor; I'm not a director.

I don't have any desire to ever act again full time.

I'm exceedingly proud of being an actor, but I never recommend it to anyone.

I've done so much different stuff, people kinda go, 'Do you live in Islington?' 'Did you used to go to so and so school?' And when I say I'm an actor, they don't believe me!

I do love doing films; I love going out and creating different characters for each film, and not having to be stuck with one role for many, many years. It's a creative liberty that I love.

I've still got lots of writing in me. I have not left journalism, but I put it on hold to focus on acting. I love actors. I think it's a crazy thing to do with your life, and I have a tremendous amount of respect for them.

First off let me say, I've wanted to be an actress since I was a little girl.