Dave Bautista Quotes

I have had a lot of training as an actor, but it's very different than being on set.

For me, the audition is always the hardest part of the whole process. Once you get on set, once you're in costume, you're with the director, it's so much easier to get in the headspace.

There is only so much you can do if you're pulling weight and there's nobody there to play off of. You can't have those beautiful moments with new actors who are so worried about everything else but the moment.

With acting, I always feel conscious of what I'm doing.

When you're acting in a scene, you're focused on doing the scene. You can't break character and go, 'Oh my God, I love what you're doing!'

The hardest part of acting is not when I'm acting, It's when I'm not.

I like doing small parts, because I don't feel I'm that practised in acting. It's like making baby steps towards a bigger goal.

I've always loved acting, even from when I was a child. But when I got on stage, I realised I couldn't act my way out of a paper bag. I was wild and full of unharnessed energy, but I was around all these seasoned performers like Rita Cullis. It was as if they were all in slow motion.

I like when I have to act and direct; then, when you have to dub, you're by yourself in front of the wall, and I'm always scared that you're not good like when you are in real when you act.

I always thought I was a pretty terrible actor.

If I do a scene with an actor who doesn't have much experience, I say, 'I tell you what we're going to do: You just listen to me, and then you respond. We don't have to do any acting.' And that's good advice because you shouldn't see the acting.

It's a hard thing to do, to be given a script, and know that you've got to turn up on the first day of the shoot - generally without having had any rehearsal - and present a character. It's really baffling; it's incredibly hard to know how to begin, to approach it, other than just thinking about it.

I find acting slightly nerve racking, but I like the challenge.

It is so funny because I was always embarrassed because I never had formal training in acting.

I'm not a very good actor.

Stevie Van Zandt could not walk on to a set and act. I don't know how actors do that! It's the scariest thing in the world.

Acting can be very solitary, even if you're in a scene with someone else, because you worry about your own performance and if you look good.

Acting has always been very comfortable for me, so it allows me to pay attention to other parts of the process literally while I'm acting.

When I'm acting well, it's the most exhilarating experience. When I'm bad, it's miserable.

I always hate it when I see the wrong person in massive roles, so for me, my biggest fear would be accepting a role I thought I wouldn't find the rhythm of.

I don't ever recall being nervous before performing because I've already stepped into the shoes and the clothes of the character.

It is important for an actor to learn how to face a live audience.

I'm not a good actor.

I am a terrible actor.

My strength lies in prepping. I'm not someone who can just walk onto the set and perform.