Claron McFadden Quotes

I find performing very difficult. It's difficult to be a good actor. I get very nervous, even though it sounds disingenuous, because you could legitimately go, 'Well, why do it?'

I have had a lot of training as an actor, but it's very different than being on set.

The hardest part of acting is not when I'm acting, It's when I'm not.

I'd always dabbled in acting.

I always thought I was a pretty terrible actor.

I'm not a very good actor.

I'm not a natural-born actor. So it's been a very slow learning curve for me.

I'm - you know, I'm not a good actor.

I can't say I'm confident in my abilities as an actor.

I'm not a good actor.

I am a terrible actor.

I think for an upcoming actress the biggest challenge is that sometimes there are situations when she has no luxury for rehearsals.

The acting is better when you know your material is being judged.

What's interesting about the process of acting is how often you don't know what you're doing.

I think acting can be very frustrating, and there's no experience that doesn't make you a better actor.

The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.

I like doing small parts, because I don't feel I'm that practised in acting. It's like making baby steps towards a bigger goal.

I become a better actor after I step on a stage in front of, like, 500 people when it's just me, a microphone and my guitar. You don't get as nervous walking into a room in front of 3 or 4 people and to do a scene or to walk on a set. You gain confidence.

I think if you're an actor, then you can work on stage - but if you've never done it before, you're going to have picked up a few things that you're going to need to change when you're working on stage.

I don't think I would be a good actor! People enjoyed 'Dancing With the Stars' because I was myself, and every time they told me to say something, I would say my own words, so I don't think I could follow a script well!

I never thought of acting as a creative process. Christ, I used to go to the movies and see Brando talking like he was trying to sell shoes, and he was great. I thought anybody could do it. Then I tried it, and I got so uptight, I'm limited as to what I can do on film.

I've always been fairly confident in my acting.

Practicing going over scenes and in front of the camera just to see how that feels, and then ultimately just finding a way to expose yourself to people. That's what I did.

I love auditioning. Since 'The Notebook' and 'Wedding Crashers,' I don't have to audition anymore, and I miss it. You get to show your interpretation of the character. I get nervous when I don't audition. What if they hate what I want to do?

After doing the first couple scenes and I got used to being in front of a few people it got easier and easier. In Chasing Amy, I wasn't nervous at all. And in Dogma, the same.