Sonoya Mizuno Quotes

Remember, acting is not a business of glamour. It is science, craft and an art. Read about acting; don't do it for the sake of fun. Actors such as Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah are great examples; they are surviving only because they have read well.

I started as a straight actor. I'd go onstage, and I'd think, 'Wow, this is the only thing I want to work really hard at. I will rehearse fifty times on a single scene; I don't care - I'll do it again.'

There are no taking days off. There are no distractions. If I had that, I physically wouldn't be capable of going onstage and performing live theater. It's extremely demanding. I have to be in ballet class every day.

Stage is really hard work. You've got to do it every night. Not like doing it once and walking away.

To stay a great singer or guitar player, you've got to do it 24/7. That's what I do.

Dance has never been a particularly easy life, and everybody knows that.

The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work.

I've had plenty of crappy jobs, but the only job I've ever really dedicated myself to has been acting. It's my life.

I think my best teacher and my best study was theater in general. It taught me a lot of patience and a lot of hard work, and I think that theater teaches you that you've got to know your stuff because you only get one chance.

As an actor, all you want to do is to work and do good work.

I love acting, and it was really important to me to give it a real shot.

Concert dance is the hardest kind of dance. We tour constantly, around the world, year in and year out. It just doesn't work for everybody. It's the lifestyle, it's the stamina, it's the love, it's the dedication, it's the commitment, it's all those words.

You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it.

I've been performing on stage since I was six years old.

If you want to be an actor, you must have total, ruthless commitment to your art. Don't be ambitious for fame or TV or movies. Art is a jealous mistress and will brook no competitors. Study all the time. Never stop reading. Never stop learning speeches. It will fill you up - define and refine you.

I wasn't sure what it would take to make it in the theater, but despite the struggle, that was all I ever really wanted.

I really liked to sing and dance, and that's why I decided to start as a trainee.

I really respect actors much more now that I am one because I realise what hard work goes into being part of the industry.

I just was never into performing. It's just hard work. It's hard work.

No live performance can ever be perfect, and that's what keeps you on your toes - it pushes you to practice harder, show up for that 8 A.M. ballet class, and walk through the stage door every night just to have the chance to do it all again.

After working for a couple of years, I have realised how much hard work it takes to become an actor, and my father has gone through it all these years. It's draining, both physically and mentally, but he makes it look so effortless.

I never went to school to study acting, so I'm doing this purely on feeling, and I give it my all.

I train for about 30 hours a week. That's at least four hours every day. I swim at seven most mornings. It's got to be your life. You've got to fit everything around it. If that's all you know and it's what you love to do then it's got loads of positives as well.

A runner doesn't just show up and win a race. He trains long and hard. Do you just show up every day and hope to win?

For people who don't know or didn't know that I started off as a singer, singing requires a certain level of drama, in itself. Honestly, it really prepared me to do this, and I've been really blessed to be able to transition into the acting world very smoothly.