Rory Kinnear Quotes

I think rehearsal can be important if it's done in a way that works. Often, rehearsal can be a waste of time.

We played all of the songs on the first Johnny Winter AND every day before we recorded them, so that when we got in the studio, it was totally easy, as we knew exactly what we wanted to do.

But, you know, we spent two years putting our act together.

I go on at least 2-3 auditions a week in the pursuit of more work. So I'm constantly working on material and constantly honing and trying to perfect a craft that is never perfectible - it's always new, and it's always different. It's always a work in progress.

Rehearsals make a huge difference.

All the real work is done in the rehearsal period.

I think, for different types of things, more rehearsal is very important.

I like to rehearse to the point we're in the ballpark, and expect that we're only going to get one proper take, more or less.

Because I am of a generation and slightly old-fashioned, my bottom line belief is what you do is you rehearse and you work and you own it. Of course, you hone it during the first few performances but once you have it honed, not that you must ever assume it is perfect, part of the craft is being able to repeat that.

Before I do anything, I practice it for a while, and then when I know it's the bomb, then I'm gonna present it to everybody.

Training isn't the same as playing.

If you think about it - if you watch a gymnast compete, you don't see their training behind the scenes. You just see the competition. You see the final result when it's polished. And that is very much what people experience with concerts. They go to the concert. And they see the final version.

I love rehearsing; it's the best part of the job.

You can't make a great play until you first do it in practice.

To a certain extent. I'm a fan of rehearsal on the day [of the shoot], more than getting together a week beforehand.

I have this habit of not rehearsing a lot; I don't go on practicing my dialogues, pauses, and actions.

I was performing in front of mirrors forever. Just jumping around my room at, like, three in the morning when everybody else was sleeping. So when it came time, I was so ready.

I think the first take is best, as you are spontaneous, and after that, it becomes a mechanical thing. I don't believe in second take at all.

In theatre, previews are the first draft of a show. I strongly believe that. The only way we can truly tell whether that draft works is by having an audience present.

The regular season, it's kind of like a rehearsal. That's the way I look at it.

People need to understand that whatever they see us saying on screen, we are not doing it on our own.

If you play a lot of games, you'll get your form back eventually.

We have table reads for every episode of 'Billions.' The core cast is smaller than the core cast on 'Orange Is the New Black,' so in that sense, it has more of a theater vibe.

Acting takes a lot of practice, but so does auditioning.

You can't go out and press. That's when you're going to make mistakes. Just act like you've done it before.