Katie Leung Quotes

I don't think film actors need training, really.

'Hollyoaks' is where I learnt a lot of the craft, being in front of a camera six days a week. That's certainly an experience you don't get in drama school. It invites you to be comfortable in front of the camera.

I've not taken like acting lessons or anything but it doesn't mean I don't need to because I'm sure I do.

Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that.

It's not like every actor needs to train, but an actor will either develop their process through training or through working.

I run the Actor's Studio on the West Coast, and one of the things I say all the time to the people I teach - many of whom are acting teachers - is that an actor needs to make choices that make him present.

As an actor just learning the craft, you literally do a scene with Jimmy Gandolfini, and you walk away a better actor.

After being signed for 'Madras Cafe,' I joined Jogi Singh's acting classes, where I learned the basic nuances.

I am learning the grammar of acting on the sets. And I am happy that way.

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.

Everyone brings their own particular skill set to the job, and acting training can work for a lot of actors, and it can't. I've seen a lot of really good actors go into acting schools and then come out a little bit corrupted.

The difference between working with actors that have put their time in the theater and just straight film and television actors is that you trust theater actors a lot more. You know that they're seriously more trained than anyone else because theater is the best place to grow as an actor.

You can be in an acting class all you want, but you don't fully learn until you get off that stage and in front of a camera.

There are so many actors that I meet that don't act enough. Definitely take class, definitely train - that's the most important thing you do. Build your craft. Become better.

The best way to study to be an actor is to interact genuinely with the people around you and observe and listen.

As an actor, your life experience is just as important as studying.

I trained as a stage actor and was given a lot of technical tools to play with.

My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre.

To be honest, I never went to school for acting, and I never learned to break down a script. I took acting classes my whole life, but they never taught me anything about acting. They just taught me about myself.

I've never had an acting lesson in my life. I don't know whether that's a good or bad thing.

No, I haven't taken training as such but I used to attend all those 7 day workshops before the play. Those workshops aren't so professional but it's enough to give you a good idea what acting is all about.

As far as I'm concerned, the best acting class is life.

I've - to be honest with you, I've never had an acting lesson. But I've been at drama school for 50 years.

I can honestly say whatever I know about acting, all of it, I learned at 'GH.'

When I first started acting, I knew that you have to learn different skills for different roles.