Shannyn Sossamon Quotes

Look, I'm an actor, I don't profess to understand much of anything

I always hated the world "acting" - to say, "I'm an actor." It should be more like a believer.

As an actor, I feel like youre asked to live life as vibrantly as possible.

Not only is acting more than a part-time job, it's more than a full-time job. It's a full-time obsession.

I'm practically an actor. Even when you do an interview, it's like you're performing a little bit, so yeah, I'm enjoying it, it's fun.

I'm happiest when I'm acting, and I've dedicated my life to it. Still, as much as I love acting, at the end of the day, I want to be remembered as a great person, first, and as a great actor, second.

Acting is where my heart is. I love acting.

I love acting. I love what I do. I am absolutely filled every day with gratitude that I get to do it.

I love acting. And if there's a niche that needs filling, I'm happy to get in there and try to fill it.

I really, specifically, love acting, and I think it's a really cool thing to be really indulgent and follow that.

I came to my mom and told her I wanted to do this[acting].

I'm not an actor, and I'll never call myself an actor. I've never thought of it as part of my life. I'll always be a singer, in my eyes.

Acting is what I'm living and breathing on a day-to-day basis.

For me, honestly, I'm an actor. There's one thing I know how to do - act. And that's all I know how to do. Through our work, [actors] can trigger awareness.

Everything about acting drives me and gives me the need to really try it. It's an evolution - doing the same thing for 12 years is kind of a chunk. Anyone would be up for a little bit of a change. It is so rewarding to do a movie, and so enjoyable. It's hard work, but really wonderful.

I'd been an actor my whole life, since I was a kid. And then, I quit for awhile and went to university. When I wanted to start acting again, I couldn't get a job, and that was really depressing. So, I realized, at that time, that I have to take responsibility for my own creativity.

Acting is great. It's so much fun. It's a job where you literally get to do something that's a great experience, and then you try a new experience, and you take things from all of it.

I love acting. Acting's always been my first love. I grew up watching multi-camera television shows... And I thought I would absolutely be in for that.

For me, acting is not an all-consuming thing, except for the moment when I am actually doing it.

My passion is acting, and has always been. It's what brought me to this point of being able to diversify and do other things, and I hope it's something I'll continue to have a passion for.

I just love to act. It's my favorite thing to do in the world, and what keeps it interesting, to me, is the creative challenge. So, different kinds of characters, that's what I just love to do.

I just love actors, and I've always loved actors. I empathize with their job. Everyone thinks it's easy, and it ain't. To be that vulnerable and brave on camera is tough.

I grew up with it. As a young actor, I was always aware of the brilliant work of Shakespeare. We studied Romeo & Juliet and Macbeth in school. As a young actor, you're always mystified and intrigued by such brilliant work. To actually have the chance to be involved in this production was a wonderful thing for me.

I love acting and I know that's a cliché, but I didn't really, I was very naïve when it came to the whole being recognized thing.

As an actor, I'm thankful I have lived not one life, but many.