Andrew J. West Quotes

The thing is, if I try to talk about acting, I come off as moaning. But I'm privileged. I think it's all about control. Acting is vulnerable because you're not in control of anything. You have to give up a lot of your trust; it's up to somebody else what they do with what you've given them.

When you relinquish the desire to control your future, you can have more happiness.

Control is not real, and I'm really understanding that every day. It's about the acceptance of relinquishing control that makes it powerful for you.

The best way to navigate through life is to give up all of our controls.

Time is about the need to control. Let go of control and embrace what happens.

I think PR people are caught in this mindset of 'control of the message.' There's a lot more freedom if you give up control. If you allow people to say things that are genuine and admit mistakes and get on.

I feel the dams of emotions open up more easily when one is acting.

Ballet is something for which you need so much control and composure. And there's an element to acting that is the complete opposite. You have to be able to completely let go and reveal everything about yourself. It's about being very vulnerable.

Everybody is going to have their own issues that they bring to the table, but for me, the best thing is just giving over to whatever is there and trusting whatever is there and enjoying it.

Open your hands if you want to be held.

Every day you have less reason not to give yourself away.

Letting go of control, that's actually when you're safe.

If I have to be focused and watch what I say, then I have to be comfortable.

The more honest you can be, the less you have to hide... when I have nothing to hide, I have everything to give.

I'm very free with all my emotions, whether it's happy, sad, mad, glad, whatever.

I think the best acting is when you allow yourself to be kind of vulnerable in the moment.

When you were on stage, you could be absolutely open about your emotions and indulge them and express yourself in a way that - in real life - I wasn't doing.

As an actor, if you were to simplify what acting really is, it's about letting go.

I think it requires a bit of honesty, Swan Lake.

What you learn in any acting class is how to make a fool of yourself and enjoy things and get out of your head.

You have to be really open to your acting partners and believe in the story.

I don't think you learn how to act. You learn how to use your emotions and feelings.

I've always believed in trying to be as open as possible. I think it almost comes with the job - if you can bare your emotions, it makes for better acting.

Sing the song or keep it inside.

Part of acting is always just being available emotionally and open to people.