Lauren Conrad Quotes

I'm used to being in front of camera and knowing what to think. But if you're asking me to be me, I get very self-conscious. My job isn't to be me. Being an actor, people think you can do a eulogy at a funeral, a speech at a wedding. I find all that very nerve-racking.

I've always been fairly confident in my acting.

So many actors are not open in front of the camera - they have a persona.

I always thought I was a pretty terrible actor.

I think if actors don't think of themselves as funny in real life they think they can't do comedy.

I'm - you know, I'm not a good actor.

It's only when I faced the camera that I realised how confident I was on screen!

I feel much more comfortable as a writer than an actor. I feel like I am a much better writer than I am an actor.

I've always felt comfortable in front of a camera. Either you're good at it or you're not good at it.

For me anyway, until I was exposed to doing improvisation and walking onto a stage without any script, I would have never felt comfortable enough to walk into a room with someone like Larry David and audition.

I think that I need to work on being comfortable at being normal, everyday-ish on camera.

I become a better actor after I step on a stage in front of, like, 500 people when it's just me, a microphone and my guitar. You don't get as nervous walking into a room in front of 3 or 4 people and to do a scene or to walk on a set. You gain confidence.

There's nothing about the stage to be afraid of; there's nothing about the cameras to be afraid of. You just have to be yourself.

So for me having that element of being able to be competitive wasn't a problem. I'm very competitive. I thought if I could skate first, acting would come second. I could say my lines and then go do what I was saying. You don't have to fake it, you're not really acting.

I know it sounds silly, but it takes some time getting used to all the cameras in your face. I think it's like playing jazz. After I learn the rules, I can have fun and play a little bit.

A lot of athletes have star quality, but they just can't perform in front of a camera. So no matter how good-looking you are, no matter what kind of presence you have, you still have to be able to be a convincing performer to become a star.

I like auditioning! A lot of people hate it, but I like it.

After doing the first couple scenes and I got used to being in front of a few people it got easier and easier. In Chasing Amy, I wasn't nervous at all. And in Dogma, the same.

I spent a lot of time taking acting lessons... Actors have no inhibitions, and I'm inhibited by everything. To be able to make fun of yourself is a skill and a liberating experience.

When I'm on stage, that's me. It's blown up, but that's me.

I am weird that I love auditioning.

Let's face it: I was never a very good actress.

I'm always so nervous when I have to do interviews or be on 'The Tonight Show' or the 'Oprah' show, where I have to be myself. I don't know why that's such a big deal - being yourself. But for some reason, I feel good in a dark room talking to actors about acting, doing acting. I like sitting backstage watching people work.

I'm not an actor. I'm really bad in front of a camera. It wouldn't work.

I've always been very shy at auditioning; I'm not so great at it.