Sophie B. Hawkins Quotes

I was trained as a dramatic actor. I'm really excited to do some more dramatic stuff.

When I was younger and studying acting, I never ever saw myself in the sitcom world; it was drama that really turned me on and still does.

People say, 'Oh, you do theater!' And I say, 'Honey, I do theater to get better TV and film roles.'

I get the most joy out of acting and studying new characters.

I love acting. I'm definitely working on all things acting.

I want to play an action hero. I'm ready for roles that totally aren't me.

I've been working straight since 2003, so I might just want to take an improv or theater class. That excites me. I can't wait to do different characters - not necessarily the leading chick who gets the guy, but the weird, freaky cousin.

I went to drama school and, after that, went to Paris to train at a place called Ecole Philippe Gaulier. When I came home, I realised I'd have to have a serious stab at it. I didn't have an agent and didn't have the traditional drama school showcase, so I started a comedy group with a couple of friends.

My next step must be to go to drama school. Well, I get into drama school, so I did that.

I started taking acting classes when I was twelve.

I came out of repertory theater, where I worked 50 weeks a year, and I loved working with the people.

I know at some point I would like to take on more dramatic roles.

I'm still fighting really hard to get any role I get. If it's comedy, I go for the laughs. And if it's drama, I try to tell the truth, and try to play the real stakes of whatever scenario the character's in.

I went to drama school for four years at Carnegie Mellon, conservatory training before television comedy. I was doing Shakespeare and Chekov plays. It's about delivering on the promise of a $100,000 education and taking the shackles off and trying the hand at my craft. I'm thrilled with what I've seen so far.

I'm kind of thinking that I might start trying to do some acting. I really enjoy role play.

I'm hoping I can evade a type and go for roles based on what I consider plausible and what I consider good.

When I first became an actress, I expected to do regional and classical theater; I just love the whole creative process.

I'd love to do more theatre and acting. I attended a performing arts high school in London, and it would be great to be able to put all of that training to use again.

I just want to act. I just want to do the work.

The process of doing plays will make you an actor.

I loved movies growing up. I went to the movies with my uncle all the time. But being an actor? I didn't even think about it until I was about twenty years old. I took a class at the college I was at. I don't know why - I just wanted to take a class, and I kind of fell in love with it there.

My brother Trev went to the Professional Performing Arts School in New York, and he used to do his monologues and stuff and rehearse in our apartment. So I used to hear him all the time doing these things over and over and over. And when I was a little girl, I used to soak up everything - like anything anyone did, I soaked it up.

I'd started going to acting classes at 14, played 'Medea' at 15 and really wanted to be a classical actress.

I like the idea of acting. Of all these things I've done, sometimes I think I've done well, and sometimes I think I didn't do well, but they are more cameos, and I come in and be crazy.

I've done a lot of drama, and comedy was the one genre I was not being offered. So I became obsessive about getting one.