Naomi Watts Quotes

My mom pushed me to take drama class.

I never did drama in high school or anything like that. I just kind of fell into it after college, and I pursued it on my own.

As for acting, I took drama lessons when I was in high school.

I've been on stage and been an actor for many years and used different mediums.

I would say if you're young, if you're a teenager, act in plays, as many plays as you can. It's an amazing way to build your craft and an amazing way to build your presence.

I did drama at school, as a kid, but I ain't been to, like, acting school or anything. I was in a couple of school plays.

I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and things like that. The thing for me with acting was it was the only thing I could fully concentrate on. I loved playing sports. I didn't really love studying.

I was very interested in acting as a kid. I loved to perform.

Acting is the way I make my living.

Acting is a very artistic profession and there are thousands of people out there who think they are actors but there are very few who have real talent.

I'd also like to do a play. I've never done theater, and constantly changing and refining a performance is something I'd like to do, even though it may sound like work to some people - and it probably is work.

They put me in the drama class, and that's the path I've taken.

I did a lot of serious plays, and I did the Oxford Review as well, which is supposed to be funny, but I'm not sure how funny we were when we did it. Then, when I finished my course, it was only then that I decided to go to drama school and try and do acting because I was enjoying it so much and so on.

My auditions for drama school were miserable, but one thing I had on my side, although I had no experience or skill or training, was that I wanted to learn everything.

I started taking acting classes when I was twelve.

Acting truly is a love of mine.

I just enjoy acting, whatever area - theatre, film, television.

My parents couldn't afford a full time drama school, but I basically just did every class I could do, and followed every drama interest I could. When I was 15 or 16 I did drama courses.

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.

Dance and theatre afforded me the opportunity to discover my passion for acting, for telling stories.

Acting is something I love.

Because I like theatre and I love a challenge. With 'ZEBRA!' I've found a new Australian play where I can create a character first - that's what I live to do.

I'm an actor and my job is to interpret.

I have been doing acting my whole life. I did plays in high school. I take it pretty seriously. I used to do a lot of Shakespeare and Shakespearean festivals and monologues.

Acting is something I'm extremely passionate about.