Cory Michael Smith Quotes

Preparation is definitely important, but it depends on the kinds of roles I do. Like, I completely identify with my character in 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.' I had to be myself and I didn't have to actually prepare for it.

Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't know. We all act, we're all actors, we all know the same thing. The only thing that separates us is experience.

For me, rehearsal is only about blocking and pacing; it's not about performance.

It wasn't like a Maths test where I have to strain to get it right. I feel very close to Luna so acting her was just natural. And if I had got too nervous I'd have done terribly.

When I am rehearsing for a play, I try to read nothing that might distract my concentration from the work in progress.

I'm the sort of actor who likes to talk about what we're going to do.

I'm a theater actress. I love rehearsal. I could have six weeks of rehearsal and think it's not enough. But on film, you don't get that luxury.

I take a script and mull over it and underline the bits I want to emphasize. When I go to the set, I know exactly what I want to do.

In 2005, I had the great honor of playing Shailene Woodley's mother in 'Felicity: An American Girl Adventure.' I was immediately impressed by her work ethic, both on and off set.

'Scandal' has been, for me, the most consistent time I've ever logged in front of a camera. I grew up in the theater, and I feel very confident and comfortable on the stage and in front of a live audience, but the camera is a very different medium.

You try to get to know your character as best as you can before you start filming - what's written and not written.

There's nowhere to hide in the theatre. You can't be the one in rehearsal who doesn't know their lines.

As actors, we're always asked to portray and react to these extreme circumstances, otherwise it's not interesting. They are agonizing things to think about.

To be a series regular for two seasons taught me so much about what it takes to be on a TV schedule and work those kind of hours and just work in front of a camera in general.

It's important to do research. I do that in every play, every actor does.

They did cast me as an ingenue once, and the novelty was nice. But I said, 'There is nothing here to play!' I really like getting into the meat of a role.

If I were to play somebody who ran a fish and chip shop, I would not work in a fish and chip shop for three months. Staring at chips is not going to help me in my performance.

A lot of actors talk about doing their homework, but very few of them do it.

I think one of the mistakes actors make is we're so focused on what we're going to say.

Once I'm on set, the only thing I'm really interested in is being in the room. Being present. And trusting that what I've done is sufficient, and I'm also trusting that I've also left room for magic.

For me and for I'm sure any actor, each role is a different challenge to prepare for in a different way.

I have a theater background, so I like finding beats, working on things and having rehearsal.

The rehearsal time is almost my favourite part of being an actress, particularly if you're working on a play that hasn't been done before.

I think that sometimes in theater, I don't prepare much beyond going to the rehearsals.

I got a role in this movie called Freeway playing this really angry, aggressive, violent young woman who believed wholeheartedly in the truth. I had such satisfaction afterward, and I thought, That's what I want to do.