Ice T Quotes

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

Acting is just common sense. It isn't hard if you put yourself aside and just do what the writer wrote.

I like to prepare for my roles well, so you can call me a method actor to an extent.

An actor will use every piece of information at their disposal, or a good actor will.

For any role, I pretty much always go to the script, first and foremost.

I think that different actors go about their preparation differently, but when it comes to acting, I use my imagination.

I guess I'm probably a Method actor; I don't know... I just think of it as staying in the zone.

I don't mind being identified as any character as long as I'm doing a good job as an actor. I have done all kinds of roles - from an editor, judge, police officer, murderer to a corrupt businessman.

All actors do that. Should do that and do that. For the most part. I say all actors. I'm exaggerating, but you know who does and who doesn't. Vince is a wonderful young actor who knows his work and did a beautiful job on this film.

When you drop your guard in films, the acting process compensates. You get lazy and you start acting.

When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.

My acting career began on the streets of New York. When I was a cop, I played many impressive roles, from derelict to a doctor, and my life often depended on my performance.

I've never tried to learn the art of acting. I have been in the business for years but I still can't tell what acting is or how it's done.

As an actor, you pay attention very closely to everything that happens to you, and you're constantly watching others as well, trying to just find out where everything comes from.

There's no one more willing to do something than an actor when it comes to perfecting a scene.

I'm hoping I can evade a type and go for roles based on what I consider plausible and what I consider good.

I have no idea what 'method actor' means.

Acting is really about showing up that day and telling the writers what you feel like saying.

Since I was from the theater, that's how I learned how to go through the process of being a character. That's how I learned, and that's what I was comfortable doing. And then, the first feature films, I'm sure I was no fun because I did not want to be spontaneous in that filmic way that really can work for you.

I have a hard time watching films and not thinking how I would play any part, whether it's a man or a woman.

When you get to set, you don't try to play the plot; you just play the character.

Acting has always been very comfortable for me, so it allows me to pay attention to other parts of the process literally while I'm acting.

Once you are in the character, you should let your inner actor take over you.

I am a natural actor. I try to keep it spontaneous as far as possible. That is my mantra.

I think I have a lot of ambition when it comes to acting.