Tatiana Maslany Quotes

My parents thought if they put me in drama classes, I might come out of my shell. It worked, and I've acted ever since.

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

I can't imagine anything more debilitating, anything more challenging, anything more thrilling than to get on a stage and do any kind of play. It is such a vulnerable place for any actor to be in.

You've got to love acting and that's true for me. I love the idea of getting on stage and getting in front of a camera.

The job of an actor is the same in all of them, really. I mean, you're just creating a character that you hope people will believe, so it doesn't make that much of a difference really.

As an actor all we want to do is act and play people.

So what's so enticing about doing a play is that you get to do that thing that got you into acting in the first place... There's a real attraction to being able to play, to just play. And that's something that theater affords you.

Acting on stage is still my favorite thing to do. And everyone who's been in musicals knows that there is nothing more fun.

An actor is at most a poet and at least an entertainer.

In theater, the wellspring of the character comes from the doing of it, like a trial by fire, but in front of an audience.

Singing and acting on a show is like theater; it doesn't get any better.

I'm an actor. I love to create.

You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you do, and there's not a lot of waiting around and interruption and not a lot of money involved - sometimes money really clouds the waters of creativity.

I realised that I really liked to be on stage, and that I wanted to pursue it.

As rewarding as a good film role can be, there is just nothing like getting up on a stage and taking an audience for a ride.

Film and stage are very different; I don't necessarily prefer one over the other. Every few years, I get a big itch to go back to the theater. To learn humility, to learn bravery and to remind yourself that the pistons that drive your craft are working on full power. And to remind yourself how badly paid actors can be.

Theater is the most enriching and thrilling thing to do as an actor.

I really love to act; I love everything about it. I've never had this addiction to being known. I mean, sure, if you go into acting, there's part of you that is saying, 'I want attention' but I was brought up to work to deserve attention, and it is the work, not the trappings that are important.

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

I want to break into the acting industry. It's something I have a great deal of respect for; it's a passion of mine. It's so amazing, the differences between acting and being an athlete, but the one commonality is they both evoke emotion in the viewer. And those emotions are real. So I think that's pretty cool.

I write my plays to create an excuse for full-tilt acting and performing.

Acting is what happens on the way.

It's fatal to talk about acting. It sounds faintly ridiculous if you start analysing it.

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

When a performance isn't working, it's usually because the actor is trying to do something and they're not able to express their idea very well. It's a muddled expression.