Mauro Ranallo Quotes

Acting is my first focus, but at the core, I'm a storyteller, and however that comes out is fine with me.

I love stories and acting is a way to tell stories. Everyone assumes I've done it my whole life.

I'm a storyteller. I'm always willing to serve the story, a story I believe in, in whatever way is necessary. If I need to write the story I believe in, I will write it. If I've been offered to act in a story that I truly believe in, I will happily do that, but I'm a storyteller. That's something I'm so thankful for.

Acting is probably what I'm best at, but there are certain stories kind of rattling around in my head that I like the idea of developing over time.

Acting is my first love and I want to stick to it. But I would be happy to offer my inputs to a script, if asked.

As a writer for six years, I wrote my own TV, which, I was the only person in the WWE that could probably honestly say, since day one in NXT, they wrote their own material.

When I was a kid, I used to make up all these characters. I love comedy a lot, and I don't get to do it often. Somewhere in the middle, I shifted into doing drama.

I think I started out just loving the attention. But that's changed into a real love and passion for my profession. Acting has never lost that challenge and excitement for me.

I love to act. I want to be doing this forever, and I love to learn from people who I think are better.

I want to do better. I want to produce better stories. I want to do better plays.

A storyteller is basically what actors and writers are.

As an actor, there is room for a certain amount of creativity, but you're always ultimately going to be saying somebody else's words. I don't think I'd have the stamina, skill or ability to write a novel, but I'd love to write short stories and poetry, because those are my two passions.

I am a storyteller, and I take great pride in the storytelling and a great joy.

My first love is definitely performing, but I just love storytelling, and that's another aspect of it.

I enjoy acting, and I appreciate people who have passion about what they're doing and have a vision about the film they're trying to make.

With any of the movies I've had a chance to do, or any of the TV shows I've had a chance to contribute to, people approach me and say, 'Hey, would you like to do this?' I laugh out loud and say, 'Yes, that'd be funny.' Or, I'm very moved by what I read and say, 'Yes. How can I help you?'

I've always liked being on the performance end of it. I've come up with different ideas, but as far as being a creative writer, I'm not sure about that. I've always liked the performance end of it and wrestling, getting in the ring in front of a live crowd.

I'm a very moody guy and I need good scripts which excite me.

I look for roles that are a good story for me as an actress and what I think will grow me as an actress and person. I also just really enjoy working with people who are passionate about what they do.

I study entertainment and apply it to myself to one day become the greatest WWE superstar we have, and it's a lot of work. So I write jokes and material every day... you have to keep people's attention, one way or another.

I really wanted to create some of my own characters, then it became wanting to act the parts, then it sort of grew from there because I really enjoyed doing it.

I get very excited when I have to work in a film and when I am narrated.

In TV, you get so many different opportunities, and especially, you get to try something different you don't get to do as a normal person, then great.

I get very excited when I get a chance to work with actors who are as passionate as I am.

I was pretty happy with what we were able to do on 'SmackDown.' It was one of the best, most fun runs of my career because it was essentially a new show.