Sebastian Stan Quotes

I have an immense amount of respect for acting. I've always loved movies and was always fascinated by movie-making. But to become an actor, I wanted to commit myself.

Regardless of what level the actor's at, you always learn something. And you can learn something from bad actors as well, who I've also worked with in the past.

I love learning on the set. But, directing is not something I want to do.

As an actor, you learn, every time you work.

One of the great joys of being an actor is you get to go back to school.

You always like to learn from people as a young actor. I think every young actor says that, but it's true.

As an actor, you keep learning. There's no end to it.

Acting was not on my radar ever, but after shooting my first film, I have realised that this is my calling.

I think I was born to be an actor.

Um, I think every role, whether in TV or film, has a part in building a career and relationships.

Acting is a life experience. I'm always learning things when I'm making a movie. So the fame part of it is fine when you consider what you get out of this job.

But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.

It's great to work with people who are jobbing actors at different stages of their career, and learning from them, and getting over being star-struck by somebody like Ian McKellen because he has such a long prestigious history in the business, but then seeing how he works on the camera; you never stop learning.

I graduated from a place called Whitworth College in Spokane with a theater degree, then in 1993 I moved to L.A. and auditioned and did very well there. My first gig was playing a skinhead in John Singleton's 'Higher Learning', and I played Glenn Close's son in a TV movie called 'Serving In Silence.'

I think I started out just loving the attention. But that's changed into a real love and passion for my profession. Acting has never lost that challenge and excitement for me.

You learn an incredible amount doing theatre, not just about to behave.

Do I have any potential as an actor? I don't know. I'm still wondering. But acting has kind of taken over.

My passion is doing movies, and as long as I keep doing that, I'll be happy. I want to do movies, fun roles and dramatic ones. I love all of it.

I'm an actress, and that's my work and my passion.

I feel lucky to be an actor because you always learn something from each part you play.

I would love to work with someone like Kevin Spacey as he could pass on what I need to learn.

I've had plenty of crappy jobs, but the only job I've ever really dedicated myself to has been acting. It's my life.

I'm really, really interested in the job of acting. I can really care less about being famous. I'm more about the work, and 'The Big C' was amazing, so I wanted to be a part of it.

I didn't ever think about being an actor. But I fell in love with it when I realized how amazing, difficult, and interesting it is.

Acting is all I know; being on a set is all I know.