Mitch Gaylord Quotes

It's a surprisingly sacrificial job being an actor.

I think something that every actor wants, whether they've done four movies or forty movies, is they want to find the work interesting. You want to come to work and think this is going to be a challenge.

I do not want to work to stay busy. I want to feel excited and challenged with each character that I portray on-screen.

As an actor, you want to do the best job possible, and you want the best scripts possible because it makes life more interesting.

It doesn't matter if you're doing a studio movie or you're doing an independent movie. When you get to set and you're doing a scene, it's always going to be the same job. I really don't think about my career, in terms of planning it out and what this does for me.

Even when you're producing difficult material and you get emotional, after it you feel good; you feel like you've done a good job, or had an emotional release. I've always enjoyed that, but you go home and think, that was a good day's work, and you move on.

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.

As an actress, if you find inspiration through my work, then my job is complete.

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

I need to make sure that I'm taking roles that I feel like I can communicate through.

Everyone thinks acting is easy. It's far from easy, but it's the most gratifying thing I do.

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.

Film and television are so piecemeal. You do one scene, and then you put it to bed, and then you do a scene that comes before. In a play, you have to go from beginning to end every night, and that's harder, but also more fulfilling in a way.

I got a role in this movie called Freeway playing this really angry, aggressive, violent young woman who believed wholeheartedly in the truth. I had such satisfaction afterward, and I thought, That's what I want to do.

It's not seeing myself 40 feet tall on a movie screen - it's the work. That's what thrills me.

At the end of the day, I want to play characters that interest me.

I'm always looking for roles to challenge me and ones which I'll enjoy playing.

I was satisfied with my role in 'Luck,' and I am proud of the film.

I no longer take on everything offered. Instead, I go up for roles I like, things that I would enjoy watching, stories that I want to tell.

Fortunately, I get asked to play - regardless of how big or small they are - some really interesting people who are part of great stories. So, as an actor, there's really nothing better.

I make sure that whatever film I do, I enjoy my role.

As an actor you get to play different roles and genres. I feel that it pleases and satisfies me to do different genres as it can get repetitive.

The work of acting, in and of itself, is something that is infinitely enjoyable.

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

You have to like the characters you play.