Rupert Friend Quotes

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 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.

Drama is basically what I do, so it's a compliment that people think it's hard for me to get back to drama.

I played a wide variety of roles.

Do as much theatre as you can while you're at school.

When I was eight, I went to the theatre, and I remember looking at the stage afterward and pointing and saying, 'I want to do that.' I don't think that's ever changed.

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 started working on stage as a dancer when I was four; by 14 or 15, I knew I wanted to study the craft of acting.

I never went to drama school. It's a brilliant thing for the right type of person, but I threw myself in the deep end.

Acting takes a lot of practice, but so does auditioning.

Acting is equal parts talent and perseverance.

Acting is doing. The more you do, the more you learn. Work begets work.

My mom pushed me to take drama class.

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

Acting is the way I make my living.

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

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.

I have been acting since I was thirteen.

Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that. I just started doin' it in front of an audience and had to deliver.

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

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 next step must be to go to drama school. Well, I get into drama school, so I did that.

Acting truly is a love of mine.

I love to act. I want to be doing this forever, and I love to learn from people who I think are better.

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.