Julie White Quotes

Often times, I'm surprised by what I'm writing or what I'm playing, and then that inspires me to keep going with it, so it ends up being a very adventurous process.

Never say never. The things that you don't plan are the best. I'm a very spontaneous person.

I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I'm not afraid to look behind them.

Say yes to everything.

I have learned a lot from jazz. I compare good acting to jazz music. The more you study and prepare as an actor, the more equipped you are to live in the moment. Just like the gifted musicians in my dad's quartet, it takes a courageous actor to be free.

I love flying by the seat of my pants, going at something instinctually.

If we knew what we were doing we wouldn't be entertaining.

I've always been colorful and taken risks.

I'm having so much fun, I'm just going to go where it takes me.

As an actor, you want to remain vulnerable. You don't want to always have all the answers and you want to be fine doing things in the moment with your fellow actors.

Coming up with a funny joke is like falling in love: It can hit you any time, anywhere. Having said that, the more you put yourself out there, the better your odds will be.

I have always lived my life by thriving on opportunity and adventure. Some of the best ideas come out of the blue, and you have to keep an open mind to see their virtue.

I'm not thinking about what needs to be on the radio. I'm not thinking about anything other than - I'm just going to let this music come out of me and not have any sort of preconceived notion of what I should do. I'm just going to do it.

There is a part of your brain that has to stop when you're acting. You have to be in the moment and dare to fly. Words can't be on your mind.

If you know you can do it - if you can already chart every day in your future - then why bother? Choose to do something you have more trouble imagining. Take a chance.

It's good to have a lot of once-in-a-lifetimes in your lifetime. If you get the chance to skydive, go skydiving. If you're offered a part in a weird Shakespeare play in San Diego, slap on some tights and rock out some iambic pentameter.

Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom.

For me, every day is a new thing. I approach each project with a new insecurity, almost like the first project I ever did. And I get the sweats. I go in and start working, I'm not sure where I'm going. If I knew where I was going I wouldn't do it.

Directing is like meeting a woman. You don't know her, but something strikes you, and then you just have to go into it.

Sometimes I think your intellect can get in your way as an actor or an artist. When you come from a world of improv and comedy, you're able to let it flicker and fall out.

When I start any book, I have no idea what I'm going to do.

I like to surprise people. I try to take risks.

The thing I have to do as a writer, and that God permits me to do, is that I have to be willing to fail.

There will always be a frontier where there is an open mind and a willing hand.

I'm not afraid of chaos and I'm happy talking to strangers. I really love not knowing where I'm going.