Jack Nicholson Quotes

And I've been taking acting classes since I was 7.

One of my daughters wants to act, but none of them sing - well, one of them sings but she's got some ways to go. I love her acting. I'm actually trying to put her in some classes and everything so she can learn the art of acting. I don't want her to get no parts because her dad is Ginuwine. I want her to earn it.

I'd studied acting in New York when I left Pierre - that was the big thing that I did. I worked very hard at it, actually.

I got into acting classes. I didn't want to just go by luck.

A lot of people are surprised to hear that an actor studied for two or three years. They take the craft for granted and wanna just wake up and be an actor.

Becoming an actress takes a lot longer than being a star. I don't want to be a star. I want to be an actress. I want to build a career.

I would advise anyone seriously interested in acting to study, train, and work as much as possible... You will know soon enough if it's the right avenue for you.

I was a guy who needed to go to class, because I had some raw talent that I thought was identifiable, when I finally made a decision to be an actor. And yet I wanted to learn how to really do the stuff. You know, 'How do I get to be a serious actor?'

For newcomers, modelling is like a stepping stone to acting. The exposure and experience in modelling helps... But for acting, we have to show a lot of hard work and dedication towards it.

Film acting is one of the only industries where you're criticized for working hard. In any other industry, it's considered a quality and something to behold.

I've been acting since I was 5 years old, from primary school to secondary school, did training at drama school, which was the big thing for me because they trained me, put me out into the industry.

My ambition is to get better as an actor.

As an actor, all you want to do is to work and do good work.

I want to be the best actor that I can be; I want to be working in this business absolutely, and if that means being a movie star, then OK, that's fine. But to me, movie star, celebrity, all that stuff means something very different than being an actor.

I don't think once you book a part you should stop going to class. I think you should constantly remind yourself that you're working and that you're working on getting better.

I'm very serious about acting.

I want to keep continuously going through all the pages in the book of being an actor.

Listen, when you're starting out you're trying to be as creative as possible about how you can use your skills as an actor to make money.

If you really want to act, I say get in class. Every kind of class. Put as many tools in that tool belt, because once you get out there, the real world doesn't sugarcoat much!

I just want to keep working with great actors and try to be good at what I do.

I will become a more mature actor and it's one of my dreams to teach acting as well.

I've constantly done my best to get the best material I can get with the best directors I can get to direct me.

So many actors get caught up in their technique, and to be honest, I see it really getting in the way. I see them forcing things. I definitely do my best work when I'm free of that. But I think as an actor, I work really hard in preparing the roles.

I want to keep working with the best, keep going and be a better actor each time I go and dive into something.

I pray and try every day to be a better actor.