Charles Kimbrough Quotes

I lack confidence as an actor.

I've had some ambivalent feelings about being an actor. I don't know that I've ever been totally and completely comfortable with it.

So I sat down with him and portrayed more the side of the character he needed to see. Which is what I do when I go in for an interview for a part I like. As much as you think you're dealing with creative people, they see you for what your image is out there.

It's very difficult when there are pictures taken on the red carpet. I find those things so terrifying that another persona just kicks in. I don't recognise myself.

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.

People ask me, 'How do you remember your lines?' That's nothing. That is the least of my concerns.

You can't just go in there and open your mouth until the cast and director feel comfortable with you.

I prefer to be flippant about acting, just in case I'm rubbish.

I've always been a bit of a self-doubter. I think a lot of actors are.

And I was victim to that very early in my career, where I would go into auditions, and I'd be wearing a big T shirt, a big baggy T shirt and loose jeans. You know, to try and show people that there was more to me than just that.

I am not comfortable telling people I am trying stand-up because to me that implies confidence. I'm - well, I'm not.

When you first are in front of the camera as a young person, you'd be surprised at all the insecurities you can get.

Self-consciousness can destroy a performance. Getting rid of that is always good.

Some of the greatest actors on the planet are the most insecure people. Now I don't know if that insecurity necessarily equates to a lack of confidence. Some people are just very shy individuals. You give them a character to play and a script, and you put them in front of a camera or on a stage, and they just go.

If I am not confident that I can portray the character perfectly on screen, I won't even try.

The only thing I can do is act, but it's not something I even feel comfortable doing. It costs me a lot, because I'm a shy person, even if I don't look it.

Acting? No, it is not for me. I would be terrible.

I can't act!

I'm not sure I'd hire myself in anything. I certainly couldn't be an actor. That would be terrible. For everyone.

I always wonder why people cast me in anything.

I hate having to pose for photos. It's just so embarrassing. Everyone is expecting you to know what to do because you're an actor, but I haven't a clue.

Performing doesn't come that naturally to me, even though I've done it for years.

I find actors a little bit too self-conscious.

People in general are used to seeing me as the naughty girl because that's what they've always cast me as.

I remember thinking, 'I can't act.' Pretending to be someone else is a terrifying thought. The thing was that, along with other people, I could create a whole world. I felt absolutely right directing.