David Walton Quotes

Actors, we like stories, we like storytelling, we love being a part of the story, and if you give us a story that's interesting then we'll want to do it.

Depending on the show, I've played a cop, a criminal, or a victim. So there's a range.

Acting is not about knowing all this stuff; it's about character.

Each time that you're playing a character, it's hard to pick a favorite.

I'm an actor. I try to play a character in a really cool story, the very best I can.

As soon as you get two actors in a room and they're locking eyes, they're doing a scene.

On every show that I have been on, I have played myself.

Every actor hopes that the character that they're playing continues to be a challenge throughout their tenure of their show.

I love drama. I love to play an arc.

If you have to be in a soap opera try not to get the worst role.

You've got to internalize the character. You've got to learn the words. These are separate things, but they work together.

I love the characters I've had the opportunity to play.

Casting is storytelling.

If the actor doesn't feel it's right, that's when you say, 'OK, let's find something else.' It's then that you get the natural moment.

It was important to have a similar energy in my performance. To make the character too different would have just been about my ego because it didn't need to be drastically different.

It's an acting job - acting natural.

Acting is the most communicative thing I can imagine doing.

I'm not saying that I am all of my characters, but for me to bring a character to life, you've got to be able to find your own truth.

I try to create an environment where, when we step onto the set, we're all in character.

The best advice my dad ever gave me is that acting is believing. Acting is not acting. It isn't putting on a face and dancing around in a mask. It's believing that you are that character and playing him as if it were a normal day in the life of that character.

It's a fascinating job, to come in and be the most interesting person in an episode. Whoever the guest star is, that's the job - to maintain the interest and the focus for that 42 minutes or whatever, and it should be a huge relief to those people that are the leads in the shows.

Acting is an imaginative leap, really, isn't it? And imaginations prosper in different circumstances.

To be a great actor you just need to comprehend, so that's why I became a writer.

I don't steer towards anything. I steer towards character and truth. If it's funny then so be it. If it's dramatic, so be it. I just steer towards characters.

I've played four characters now, my latest one being Sandor the gypsy.