Craig Roberts Quotes

Anytime I met an actor, I just attacked them and said, 'How did you do this?' Eventually, I began to realize that you went to school for it. I wasn't a bright kid, so it took me a long time to figure that out.

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?'

I grew as an actor just by watching Kamal Haasan acting. I had the good fortune of being able to observe Kamal Haasan from close quarters.

As I got older, I would study privately with some coaches. Then I found Lee Strasberg, which I loved.

I feel that I have grown so much as an actor being on 'Homeland.'

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.

Of course, in later years, I'd studied acting more than ever before - mostly with the late Stella Adler, who was marvelous! - but in my earlier years, I couldn't afford to do this.

When I was 15, 16, I studied with Stella Adler at the Conservatory of Acting, then I stopped again and went to the Actors Studio when I was 18.

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

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

I was an assistant director for a year, and I realized, 'God, this is a lot of hard work. This is going to take time. So what's the shortcut? What's the better option?' Then thankfully, someone said, 'Why don't you become 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 an actor. I was trained by Stella Adler, one of the greatest teachers of the world. I was 19 years old, and she frightened me to death. I was her houseboy for a while.

My acting coach makes the impossible accessible.

When I first started out, I was a bad actor.

There are a handful of actors who sustain interest because it's exciting to watch them get better at what they do. I want to be one of those actors.

I worked with John Hurt a couple of times and learned a lot from him.

I think 'Humans' has massively improved me as an actor.

I had agents in Australia; I just never had any auditions. And if you can't audition, then you can't work. I studied there. I did classes there. I learned how to act. Growing up there, I discovered my love for acting, but I just wasn't getting the opportunities to work professionally.

Working with Nawazudin Siddiqui was like an acting workshop. It helped me become a more confident person.

I believe that you become a better actor only when you work with people far better than you are.

We kind of owe everything to 'Byker Grove.' It's where we learnt to do what we do.

I stopped modeling so I could go to drama school at the William Esper Studio. It's Meisner.

A lot of actors know they want to be actors a little bit earlier on. I didn't even really start studying until I was about 22.

In Jaipur, I did almost everything from regional theatre to Shakespeare's plays. But when I shifted to Mumbai, I joined Anupam Kher's academy, Actor Prepares, to hone my acting skills.