Domhnall Gleeson Quotes

I have to evolve as an actor.

I've always known from the beginning of my acting career that you only get an acting job if you've got something to learn about it. If you don't do it well, you'll be condemned to doing the same role over and over and over again. If you do it mediocre, you'll have to do it again.

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

Any acting job that I ever got, I always treated it like I was a neophyte; I didn't know what I was doing, and I was going to work just as hard as I do on my stand-up.

I've not taken like acting lessons or anything but it doesn't mean I don't need to because I'm sure I do.

I thought acting was all about natural instinct but I've realised, through working with so many talented actors on 'Wild Swans' and 'Run,' that I can see the training. That's why I am back at drama school.

I am always interested in good performance, always tried to improve my skill as an actor.

Acting is a career where you keep learning with every film you do.

I've - to be honest with you, I've never had an acting lesson. But I've been at drama school for 50 years.

I am not from a film family. I don't know much, but I definitely knew that if I want to be a good enough actor, I should be able to do any sort of role.

Because I didn't go to drama school, I didn't start in the business with any toolbox apart from enthusiasm and instinct. I'd throw everything at a part and sometimes realise that I had hit my limits.

Drama school can't make you a brilliant actor, but you can do stuff for three years - you're not going to be fired. You should just go for it all, even the stuff you think is codswallop.

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.

An actor matures with experiences, and the more the emotions he/she has been through, the greater the intensity of performances.

I started to see acting as a real science. That really helped me grow as an actor.

As an actor, your life experience is just as important as studying.

I don't think actors get good training today. I put my training to use in everything I do.

I really enjoy acting. I feel I'm getting better and better with each movie I make.

I don't think film actors need training, really.

I'm an actor. I love to create.

Yes, I was actually an acting teacher for a while.

One of the first lessons you learn as an actor is to listen.

Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that.

I took theatre and stuff in college, then I took a bunch of different acting classes here in L.A. Sometimes when I have a hard audition, I'll call my acting coach and he'll come help me. I actually get more nervous in acting class than I do at an actual audition. It's actually a really great way to get over your nerves.

So, I certainly subscribe to what Bette said about acting being very hard work.