Carrie Coon Quotes

I write in the booth and memorize in rehearsals.

I like comedy a lot, and dramatics show how I can really act. Because a lot of people can do comedy - I'm not saying it's easy, but dramatics are very hard.

Doing scripted acting is a challenge to me. I can't remember things too good, so remembering lines is a challenge to your boy.

I actually find it harder to act in the scenes where there's not much happening, say having a milkshake in the diner. That is far harder to do than straight scenes where there's a drama going on and you have something to do.

I love to do very long and complicated scenes.

Stevie Van Zandt could not walk on to a set and act. I don't know how actors do that! It's the scariest thing in the world.

I like to rehearse before blocking.

As an actor, I love a challenge.

I don't think acting's difficult. It's not like learning to walk on your hands.

Acting is always hard.

Playing a real-life character is a challenge and a huge responsibility.

Being an actor is actually pretty easy if you can memorize lines.

To be a theater actor, I think you have to do plays all the time.

I don't offer advice to actors only because I've seen actors become successful through ways that would never even occur to me or that wouldn't work for me. But this has worked for me: Never memorizing a scene.

I've played several real characters, and I've always found it very difficult because you don't want to do an impersonation.

Playing characters I don't relate to are a big challenge for me.

Doing comedy and romance is easy, if I compare it with playing the role of a real-life person.

To portray a real-life character is the toughest job for an actor because one never knows which direction to flow.

Playing basketball is second nature to me; acting I found far more challenging.

I just did what the script demanded from me in 'Uyir.' I felt it was indeed a challenging role for me.

As an actor, my job is to go to the set, read my scene and perform to the best of my abilities.

During theatre, I had never faced problems with my lines and I was very proud of myself.

Acting is about portraying something... that dedication or learning the script of it is really important in really getting to know a topic.

How will I perform if I don't get good lines?

Acting takes courage.