Nastassja Kinski Quotes

I want to do primarily film and theater; I always want to do a play because it feeds my soul. It's like an exercise on stage.

I don't like going for more than a year without doing theatre. I don't mind falling flat on my face so long as I feel I'm open to the possibility of something extraordinary happening.

Theater is a way to keep challenging myself.

In theater, there's a lot of work to do to build the characters. It's a great experience.

Acting is the way I make my living.

When I started acting, it was really the way for me to be able to communicate.

I love playing other people's work. I love acting.

I have been doing acting my whole life. I did plays in high school. I take it pretty seriously. I used to do a lot of Shakespeare and Shakespearean festivals and monologues.

Acting is something I'm extremely passionate about.

The muscles you flex in theater are muscles that you really need. I must always find a way to get back there. It's irreplaceable.

You can only dance for so long, but you can act until you're dead, so... I fell in love with it and I want to keep doing it and pushing myself.

I played Li'l Abner and Batman in school plays; I wanted to be an actor to play all these different characters.

Over the years, I've had a slight ebbing and flowing of confidence in my non-comedic role abilities.

Acting is a really strange thing to do; it's very strange.

Acting is something I've always loved and enjoyed.

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.

My mom pushed me to take drama class.

I was very interested in acting as a kid. I loved to perform.

I go to an acting class every Sunday.

I don't like being away from theater that long. The muscles get atrophied if you don't exercise them.

Acting is a very artistic profession and there are thousands of people out there who think they are actors but there are very few who have real talent.

I would be an actress for the rest of my life just because it's really relaxing. Writing is hard work, and stand-up is so stressful before you get on stage, but acting is a complete ensemble experience.

I never did drama in high school or anything like that. I just kind of fell into it after college, and I pursued it on my own.

Having done a lot of theater, I'm used to sustaining characters over long periods of time.

Do theater. Because you'll develop a craft that you'll always have. It'll give you a chance to really learn how to act and you won't go into the world with a few measly tricks that will only carry you so far.