Peter Mullan Quotes

What I love about working on 'Younger' is that it combines some of my favorite elements of both theatre and film.

I am a character actress. Well, let's say, I am a leading character actress who does interesting, odd parts.

I'm a big Pacino fan. He's a great actor: so much passion and intensity.

I don't act to live. I live to act.

Acting has been my passion from the minute I started. I was pretty young when I wanted to be a doctor, but when I started doing theater work as a freshman in high school, the first time I hit the stage I was like, If I can do this every day, life won't get any better!

You don't have to necessarily go down the drama school route, or have connections in the industry. You can just make it.

Katey Sagal, you are an incredible actress. You worked on ‘Married with Children,’ the show that changed comedy, ‘Sons of Anarchy,’ the show that took comedy to a whole new level and ‘8 Simple Rules,’ the show that killed John Ritter.

I'm addicted to acting.

When I first started out, it was very, very difficult to even get in the room with directors or casting directors because they would see that I hadn't been to drama school and wouldn't want to see me. Now, I feel like it's changing. We have this new generation of a lot of writers, directors and actors who are just breaking through, and they're doing it for the passion.

I have mainly been interested in acting. I think it's a great job, a fine way to live your life.

I always hated the world "acting" - to say, "I'm an actor." It should be more like a believer.

I've always loved [acting] and I've always wanted to [do it] from as far back as I can remember.

I used to dance a lot when I was younger. And I didn't want to stop doing it. I auditioned for drama school and then, luckily, I got my first job. There was never really a particular moment, more like moments of "I love this," or scripts that you read, or films that you watch, or plays that you see, that make you want to keep doing it.

I've been very blessed to work in some films that I'm very proud of. When you're going to commit yourself to a series, to a certain degree, you're almost saying, "Okay, some of these opportunities, I'm just not going to be available for," so it has to be something that you really, really are passionate about.

As I have often said, she has two styles of acting: with or without the beard.

Acting is kind of a calling for me so I'm just happy to be there and do great work.

Acting is what I'm living and breathing on a day-to-day basis.

I love acting. I can't imagine anything else that I would do. I know a lot of actors that really want to be directors and be musicians and all that stuff. I like acting and I feel like I'm good at it. It kinda makes me happy. It's actually pretty easy to me and I can't imagine doing anything else at this point because I've been doing it for so long.

What I've wanted to do my whole life is just act. When I was younger, I loved to entertain people. I always used to make up dance routines, do little plays. I love to perform, basically. Music, as well, is a passion of mine. I've been singing my whole life. I probably annoy people because I sing all the time on the streets. And I play the drums and I play the guitar. I've been writing music since I was 13.

Most actors are very deeply passionate about their line of work. I suppose there are probably people who sell insurance policies that are passionate about it, but I'm thinking the ratio is a little higher for actors. But, I may be wrong.

Not only is acting more than a part-time job, it's more than a full-time job. It's a full-time obsession.

Going into editing when I got to New York was part of that. I guess I just kind of wanted to know as much as possible. But I have a real love of the whole process, from start to finish. So right now, I fit into the acting part of the process, but I wouldn't rule anything out. I'm enamored with how the whole thing works.

Acting is like an addiction - once you start, you can't stop.

Acting has always been my passion. It's always been my love, and I've always done it, since I was a kid.

Money or no money, acting is my calling.