Jeremy Howard Quotes

As an actor, I love the feeling of being on set and the camaraderie of working on something together.

I got to express myself in a whole new way as a different person on camera, in a different way as an actress, and I loved it.

I can't do an accent unless I'm on the set. I forget how to do it until I'm on the set.

The best actors are always the ones who've directed as well, as they understand all the problems you face.

It was really fun being in Tara's trailer, working on my lines. Tara is such an amazing actress. She's so good at what she does. I learned a lot from watching her.

I love doing impressions and I love doing accents.

When you are an actor, you have to stay inside this world, but when you are with the crew, on the outside, you are in the dirt, working through all the issues. It's just a different way of working, and I think I preferred it.

I did a lot of theater, so especially as an on-camera camera actor, there are so many things that aren't in your toolbox. They're somebody else's job. You think about editors and rhythm. Volume isn't even in your control.

And, I'd never done Tennessee Williams, and I had done Broadway musicals, so it was a challenge.

Live-action is more fun for me, because you're acting with people. When you do voice-acting, many times you're not even in the room with the person that you're acting with.

As an actor, you always dream of having material that showcases what you can do.

Working with the likes of Joseph Fiennes was just an incredible experience.

There are so many examples of talented actors working today, no matter how they live their private lives. I'm lucky that people believe me when I'm in character.

On 'Workaholics,' I feel like I'm just hanging out with my buddies being filmed, but on 'Mindy,' I'm around professional funny people who act. Guys like Chris Messina, who are the real deal. I watch what they do and put my own spin on it.

I consider myself a character actor.

There are certain actors you watch in a movie, and you think, 'Wow, that guy is very skilled.'

When I was cast as Gendry, I didn't have any of the physical attributes the part required. I was astounded that I got the role, to be honest.

I certainly enjoy doing pantomime-y things, but I didn't have any specific training in it.

My dream role would be someone anything that Meryl Streep can do. 'Julia and Julia' - I thought that was beautiful. She just had the essence of her. To truly become someone, invoking emotions like happiness and sadness and everything in between, that's what I want to be able to do.

I've only had good experiences with actors. Starring next to them and directing them, for the most part they're all inspiring, special people.

There's so much emphasis on Daniel Day-Lewis and his process, which is appropriately his own. But I was just blown away by his generosity as an actor. He's so giving as an actor that he just naturally commands the focus on set.

I suppose I've got a reputation for playing quite extreme characters and making them quite believable.

Meryl Streep's brilliant, just brilliant. I've been fortunate to do two movies with Meryl. And for an actor to go moment to moment like she does, there's no one better. And she dances between moments. Each take is different because she's riding instincts, she's riding impulses. And she trusts that.

But when you work with the director and the real person who is playing opposite you, it changes everything. You are almost in a working session. I was very comfortable, and that's maybe what helped me to get the part.

As an English actress constantly playing Americans, you already had to step way out of your box in that way.