Julianne Moore Quotes

I took up drama and did so much extracurricular work, like the National Youth Theatre and Guildhall's Saturday school. Acting is where I felt most comfortable and how I wanted to express myself.

Doing acting opened up other creative outlets; it made me feel freer as an artist.

I think I first got into acting through church. I would go to these church retreats, and they would tell us to make a skit or make a video and present it to the rest of the group. And I started doing that. And I fell in love with it.

I'd definitely like to widen my film range. I mean, I'd love to do some theater.

Theater opened up a whole new world for me. It was a freedom I'd never known before.

Acting has been very useful to me.

Acting and writing go together. Actors write because they love words and becoming other people - we love to escape into other characters.

It was kind of enlightening to become a playwright.

I kind of did this thing in high school, a spoof of 'Sweeney Todd' called 'Shirley Todd,' and I had a great time doing that.

I'm a storyteller, I'm an actor, an entertainer.

This is one of the reasons I like to act - it's because acting forces you into situations you don't know.

I always had a dramatic flair. I'd like to dress up like a cowboy, play make-believe. But I didn't realize acting was something I had to do until I got to college.

Acting-wise, I'm way more comfortable finding out new things about the actor in me and RJ as a person. There's a lot of new nuggets that I can dip in the sauce.

I've had the opportunity to work as an actor and tell stories that transform.

I would love to get into acting. I really enjoy acting - portraying other personalities and approaching different levels and whatnot - that would be awesome.

I've always been drawn to storytelling, and acting is the most immersive form of storytelling you can get involved with! You're actually in the story when you're acting.

Sometime in my second year at Brown [University], I took an acting class. And the lightbulb went off for me. I fell in love with it. I realized that everything I was afraid of about myself, all my fears, could be used in that world.

I've been working straight since 2003, so I might just want to take an improv or theater class. That excites me. I can't wait to do different characters - not necessarily the leading chick who gets the guy, but the weird, freaky cousin.

I write my plays to create an excuse for full-tilt acting and performing.

I thought I wanted to be a playwright because I was interested in stories and telling stories.

I love doing theater so much - being in front of an audience and seeing how a character grows and develops with every performance.

Acting is the greatest answer to my loneliness that I have found.

That's what I love about acting, you get to find little pieces of yourself in every character you play.

I've never gotten hired for drama because I'm a good improviser. I don't think people who write drama scripts want you playing with them as much.

My family thought the fascination with acting was just another fad.