Holly Hunter Quotes

I just find it thrilling, especially when I totally lock in to the person that I am doing and I'm really flying... I suppose I am hiding myself when I sing as these other people.

What acting offered me was the chance to be many other people.

Acting is what I do with who I am.

It is therapeutic for me to act, to be able to slip into somebody else's skin, and know it's not you, but know that you bring a lot of yourself to it. At times in my life it's provided me with a lot of confusion. It's also provided me with a lot of discovery.

One of the things I love about acting is that it reveals a certain something about yourself, but it doesn't reveal your own personal story.

Acting has always been a way for me to express myself, and show all my vulnerabilities and flaws through my characters.

That's the joy of acting - you get to play people who are not you; you get to explore the dark, hidden sides of yourself.

I think the reason I'm an actor is the joy I find from escaping and going to be somebody else. That's what I have fun doing.

Acting is a way of living out one's insanity.

Singing is an incredible expression and something that is important to me, but where I feel comfortable with how much I reveal about myself is acting. I enjoy the characters, the costumes, the wigs and just being a chameleon.

Acting is a way to escape who you are for a short period of time. It doesn't happen all the time, but every now and then, the sensation of being 'other' is very profound. You get this moment where you are no longer yourself. You lose consciousness of the crew or the audience... it's a thrilling moment. And even quite spiritual.

Acting was a way of me finding myself, which I think is the case of a lot of actors, regardless of where they come from.

As I say, there's something that scares the hell out of me but it really makes me work hard in losing myself. I'm not really interested in me as an actor or being a personality player, or a Hollywood star. What's given to me is to become different people and to find the truth of that. That is really what I do.

I want things to be characters and not me. Why would I want to play me?

Modeling gave me an opportunity to be someone I'm not each day.

Acting is like free therapy! Trying to make people laugh or cry can be inspiring.

As an actor, you're always playing different people, so you yourself are always kind of going through an identity crisis.

The idea of transformation - playing something I'm not - is the bit I enjoy most about acting.

Acting is a form of confession.

You have to find out how to become the character.

I think when you're at your best as an actor, it is cathartic.

I like to do things in which I'm playing someone else entirely.

What I find most interesting about acting is transforming myself.

It's more enjoyable when I'm disguised in some way; stepping into someone else's shoes is part of the reason why I became an actor.

As long as I can wear a wig I can be any character, and in real life I can be myself.