Romola Garai Quotes

My only job as an actor is to try and understand the character and, to the best of my ability, bring this character to life.

I'm definitely one of those actresses who comes to a set knowing how I want to do a scene, and I definitely love input from my directors and my writers.

As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.

You have to get it in your brain that you don't belong to yourself as an actor, but that you belong to the director who creates the character.

Most actors are pretty adaptable because we work with so many directors.

The most interesting thing about acting is when you go to the dark places, that's a lot of energy. When you go to the happiest places, it's also a lot of energy.

Every once in a while in an actor's life, a cast comes together.

As an actor, the only thing you have is your instinct and your imagination.

My job was to play my character in the best way that I could, and hopefully people will enjoy that.

Acting is a symbiotic process, it is an amalgamation of many many things put together and when there is a call for action, that's when you surrender and the moment of truth comes out, that's when you perform. That is the process for every good actor.

I believe in giving actors the freedom to express themselves, and adding more to whatever is written.

As an actor you have to deliver what the director wants.

As an actor, you can steer a scene in another direction by playing it a little differently. And honestly? I like being an actor, and I want to keep having a career.

Concept is what makes actors raise their game.

Once I'm on set, the only thing I'm really interested in is being in the room. Being present. And trusting that what I've done is sufficient, and I'm also trusting that I've also left room for magic.

For me and for I'm sure any actor, each role is a different challenge to prepare for in a different way.

As an actor, it's my job to prepare myself for a role. If the character is realistic, one can't go wrong.

When I was younger and studying acting, I never ever saw myself in the sitcom world; it was drama that really turned me on and still does.

I try to be a good, diligent actor.

Acting is all about finding the truth within whatever world you're in.

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

Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't know. We all act, we're all actors, we all know the same thing. The only thing that separates us is experience.

Unfortunately, when you're an actor you have to act. It's not like you can sit in your living room, your bedroom, your study or whatever and act with yourself. It requires having somebody to respond to.

Acting is a sport, like a game of tennis, and you and your opponent take turns setting the level of play.

Acting is never done. We're trying to keep it real and make sure that you're entertained and it seems unrehearsed.