Andy Serkis Quotes

Acting is a form of deception, and actors can mesmerize themselves almost as easily as an audience.

I played a role. That is what actors do. But I played it too well. I went too far. And by the time I wanted to stop, to take a bow and leave the stage, it was too late.

I've always been an actor. That's my job — I can be anything you want me to be.

As far as being an actor is concerned, you have to have passion. If you're not bringing the passion of the character into the room with you, you might as well not come into the room at all.

I like to play roles different from myself so I can hide behind them.

Acting has been described as farting about in disguise.

Central to being an actor is pretending, and the adventure of it all. That's why you become a junkie for different kinds of situations.

Acting is a different discipline. On stage I'm free to say what I please. But the change is very good for ya.

I want to be an actor, maybe a comic actor but a real actor.

Actors and magicians are both performers, and they represent things that are not necessarily who they are.

I'm a performer. I'm pretending to be someone else. I'm not putting my own self into the show every night.

Ultimately, we're actors: I'm putting on a costume, so we're playing pretend.

I believe I am a character actor who likes to hide behind my characters.

Actors are bloody marvelous at hiding.

Actresses cannot have any inhibitions while portraying bold characters. It is something that we learn on the first page of the book on acting.

For actors, the idea is that you convince people you're someone you're not.

Actors can be many things - vain, venal, self-serving, obnoxious, bullies - but all of the good ones are great storytellers. I wanted to watch what my actors were doing and how they were telling the story.

The actors make the film. They're the ones that take this theoretical movie that's in your head and make it real. The success of a film is entirely on their shoulders. I admire them, because acting is such a difficult thing to do, and I personally can't understand it.

Actors are always looking for ways to build a character.

Actors are always a little high at work. Acting is their drug. So when you put the brakes on, they're naturally a little disappointed.

I started acting when I was 13 years old and I feel like I really admire actors who are these kind of amazing shape-changing people, that they almost can turn themselves into other people.

You're just playing a role, whether it's a drama or a comedy. I find it really fun to sort of play opposite Uma.

I would compare it to an actor. I drive myself into the character that later on is in the ring.

To go on being an actor, you need sheer animal energy. If you can't restock your energy, you have to hide your lack of it.

I come from the theater, where I got into acting because I love transforming. I love nothing more than to be unrecognizable.