Dash Mihok Quotes

When I played Ivanhoe, kids used to come along and kick me because they thought I wore armour under my clothes. When I was Maverick, I was accepted as a cowboy. And in 'The Persuaders,' I became Lord Brett Sinclair. In other words, I am what I am for as long as I am.

I became an actor so I didn't have to be myself.

Whenever you see people talking about how real they are or how normal they are, it seems odd to have that self awareness that you could potentially not be normal.

Acting like the person I'm supposed to be has always been the easiest thing for me.

I try to be as normal as I can.

You project a version of yourself to the public to protect and insulate yourself a little bit. Actors come up with a version of themselves in order to protect the real person.

And also, it's sort of my job to make you believe things about him that aren't true about me.

I was a very good girl for a long time, that's what really drew me to acting. The stage was the perfect place to be outrageous, to be sad, to be angry, to be all these different things.

A lot of people go through life trying to perform normalcy, and I think you can relate to that.

Acting is what I do with who I am.

I think a bit of mystery is good, and I used to feel like an eccentric person pretending to be normal. But I am actually just a normal person seeming eccentric, by what I'm putting myself through.

The me you see on stage is largely a construct, based on me at my worst, my most annoying, my most petty, and my most patronizing.

Playing normal is hard - especially playing normal that's not you.

In photos, I don't know who the real me is - it's all pretend, just pretend. There's not much of myself in my work. If I'm looking in the mirror and I'm working, I'm looking at my make-up and my hair. It's not the same as looking at myself.

Acting is acting, and who you are will still remain to be who you are. You know, that part won't change it. It will change your wallet, you know? It'll change your life. It will open opportunities for you, but it's not going to change your character.

There have been instances when people have told me that I look too intelligent to be an actress.

When I do an impression of someone or when I am pretending to be someone else, something freaky happens: I feel the person I am mimicking behind my eyeballs. Their head is sitting perfectly inside mine, helping me project a false self out on to the world. And it's not always a choice.

To me, I feel completely, um, utterly normal. I do everything everybody else does.

It's interesting, the acting thing. I think it must be a deep sense of insecurity that made me want to explore other characters.

There are definitely advantages to not looking like a Viking in real life.

We all have to wear social masks in our daily lives to get by.

I basically believe that all pop stars create personas and manipulate them. What we relate to are not their real selves; they are projections, which tend to shift in shape.

I am not a heroine, I am an actor, and that's why I don't think there is any expiry to me.

I am me. I've always been a character, and my character's story lives into pro wrestling.

I wish to continue to essay roles that will help me find my place in the audience's hearts.