James Gandolfini Quotes

I am lucky that I get to play a singer and an actress.

I love acting, though I don't like the frills around it - red-carpet appearances, dressing up to look a certain way.

What I love is a good role. In the theatre, there is just a canon of extraordinary roles, the quality of character is amazing, but I also love working in front of a camera. It was the first one for me; as a kid I was in front of a camera. I feel at home.

Acting is what I've pursued since I was a child.

It's a strange thing we do as actors. I'm walking out the door, and I'll say, 'O.K., honey, I'm off to take my clothes off.'

An amateur can be great in front of the camera, but you need an education to get on stage where you have full control as an actor.

I have this assemblage of small facts, which looks like intelligence but no real depth of knowledge about anything. That's why I'm an actor.

I got into acting my junior year of high school. We got a new hot drama teacher and I was like 'Alright, I'll try drama.'

Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach.

Well, I do lie for a living. I'm an actor.

Acting is not glamorous. It's not. Anybody who wants to get into acting for the glamour is in for a hard time.

I had been singing all my life, but I started acting in high school.

People really don't understand what actors do.

My chosen occupation isn't necessarily movie star; I see my chosen occupation as actor.

People take years learning how to act; it's a skill, not just a job. If I tried it out and thought I'd be OK, then perhaps I'd go for it, but it's not the kind of thing you can get into just because of your looks.

Acting and modeling have nothing to do with each other.

Acting is such a weird job.

When you work with actors, what you're hoping to absorb is good ways to be an actor as opposed to how to handle being famous.

I am only an actress when they say, 'action' and I stop being an actress when they say, 'cut'. I am a normal person outside of acting.

I took ballet dancing forever, and there was a natural transition into acting.

I understand why people might be interested. But I just don't talk about my personal life. It's a decision I made a long time ago, before I ever even knew anyone would be interested in my personal life.

Dance and theatre afforded me the opportunity to discover my passion for acting, for telling stories.

I'll always be there because I'm a skilled professional actor. Whether or not I've any talent is beside the point.

I knew absolutely nothing about acting, and had to be taught everything. Some people are born naturals and know how to walk, talk and hold themselves. I didn't and had to learn everything.

I resisted being an actor for some time.