Yul Vazquez Quotes

I got into acting classes. I didn't want to just go by luck.

Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach.

Drama school can't make you a brilliant actor, but you can do stuff for three years - you're not going to be fired. You should just go for it all, even the stuff you think is codswallop.

I would absolutely recommend for actors to start in the theater because it establishes a foundation in your craft that you can build off of.

There are so many actors that I meet that don't act enough. Definitely take class, definitely train - that's the most important thing you do. Build your craft. Become better.

My first acting lessons were Shakespeare. The first time I ever started working with a coach was doing scenes from 'Measure for Measure,' which were tough dramatic scenes. And then 'Taming of the Shrew,' which required comedic timing. And that's the kind of stuff I love.

I trained as a stage actor and was given a lot of technical tools to play with.

I thought acting was all about natural instinct but I've realised, through working with so many talented actors on 'Wild Swans' and 'Run,' that I can see the training. That's why I am back at drama school.

I've had probably way too many acting classes, and you try to sort of shed - I think over a period of time, you'll shed what doesn't stick with you, and you'll hang onto those things that do.

My acting coach makes the impossible accessible.

Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn't do anything.

Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that.

To be honest, I never went to school for acting, and I never learned to break down a script. I took acting classes my whole life, but they never taught me anything about acting. They just taught me about myself.

I learned how to act working in TV.

I run the Actor's Studio on the West Coast, and one of the things I say all the time to the people I teach - many of whom are acting teachers - is that an actor needs to make choices that make him present.

I love acting classes. I think they're great. It's like working out in the gym. It's a great place to figure out everything that's working and what isn't working.

I've never had an acting lesson in my life. I don't know whether that's a good or bad thing.

Theatre is a must for actors. They should try it at least once. It makes you disciplined, teaches you to respect your work, and boosts your confidence as an actor.

As far as I'm concerned, the best acting class is life.

Because I didn't go to drama school, I didn't start in the business with any toolbox apart from enthusiasm and instinct. I'd throw everything at a part and sometimes realise that I had hit my limits.

I find acting conservatories really important. I've gone to four different ones, and all of them provided totally different tools for me.

I am a proud participant of the Spencer Tracy School of Acting: Know your lines, don't bump into the furniture.

Everyone brings their own particular skill set to the job, and acting training can work for a lot of actors, and it can't. I've seen a lot of really good actors go into acting schools and then come out a little bit corrupted.

'Hollyoaks' is where I learnt a lot of the craft, being in front of a camera six days a week. That's certainly an experience you don't get in drama school. It invites you to be comfortable in front of the camera.

You can be in an acting class all you want, but you don't fully learn until you get off that stage and in front of a camera.