Lucas Neff Quotes

I'm just a character actor.

I'm taking my time with the acting and learning as I go.

I spent a lot of years just learning my craft and falling down in front of the camera.

I like to remind myself how hard acting is. I do parts in friends' stuff.

I did 10 years on 'Sopranos,' but the whole craft of acting is relatively new to me. I'm still learning that, and I'll be learning that forever.

That's basically how I learned everything as an actor. I was just a kid, and I worked with these actors, and I'd ask them questions, and then something would work for me, and I'd try to move forward with it.

Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that. I just started doin' it in front of an audience and had to deliver.

I pick up a lot of stuff from them, but I don't think there's any great trick to acting.

Acting is a work in progress for me. I just try to keep my mouth shut and my eyes and ears open, especially with the people I've worked with.

I want to keep continuously going through all the pages in the book of being an actor.

As an actor, you keep learning. There's no end to it.

I've never been in an acting class in my life.

Once you really understand your role... that's why I think actors get lost in a series. Everybody wants to be the quarterback or the game-winning wide receiver. I've been around long enough and done enough stuff to where I don't feel that way. I just want to do what I do as well as possible.

I don't think of myself as an actress. I still think I'm fannying around in my mum's front room.

As an actor, my main focus is finding good writing and attacking a good role.

Part of the fun of acting is the research, finding out about other people.

Meisner technique was different than anything I'd ever experienced. It's a really great way to be accountable to your craft and to yourself, but also it takes that kind of focus and dedication to learn anything.

I consider myself a novice film actor.

I had an acting coach while I was doing the show and every week I could see my work improving. I really liked working on the show because I was learning new things every day.

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

I feel lucky to be an actor because you always learn something from each part you play.

On paper, actors are the dumbest group of individuals essentially out there. Most of us have not gone to college. However, we never stop learning. Because of what we do, we're constantly researching, constantly learning.

I also want to try acting - give it a shot - maybe take some lessons, I think that could be fun. I feel like that could even help me with modeling, because in a way you have to act.

I started taking acting classes when I was twelve.

I recommend doing some sort of acting class, something that can eventually get you in front of an agent or a manager, and practice is very important.