Danielle Macdonald Quotes

But all actors go through the process, it's hit and miss, you have achievement and failure.

There are hits and misses, and as an actress, we are mentally ready for all that.

I don't see myself as competing with other actresses. I mean, I went through a time when I was in New York, and I was going to lots of auditions and trying to get parts, but even then, you're not really competing with the other actresses. There is a competition going on, but it's not like something you can win in that way.

I think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them.

But so much of being an actor isn't so great - the auditioning, the rejection, the financial insecurity.

I didn't pursue acting as a career until I got my first job. I didn't think I could make a living at it. You hear such horror stories about how hard it is to get work as an actor. It is hard, but I decided to roll with it.

I'm auditioning for anything that's good that comes my way.

When you start as an actor, you can only hope you'll be able to act at all - let alone on a show that lasts seven seasons.

You can tell young actors it's going to be very difficult, but there's no way you can understand the difficulties and the rewards through description. You have to cellularly experience it. It's a very difficult career in the long run, but at the same time, there's no long-haul career I'd rather be involved with.

When I first auditioned for 'Stranger Things,' I was just living in Chicago. Just looking for a job. Working at a restaurant, doing commercials and bit parts on shows. I honestly would have been happy booking anything.

As an actor, you spend years getting ready for an opportunity to arise, and when it does, you're ready for it.

As much as I hate auditioning - it's so hard and awkward - it's way better to walk out of that room and win a role because of what you did.

I have friends that are much better actors than I am that had to quit the business because they couldn't survive the auditions or the rejections, or people just didn't realize how good they were.

Trying to constantly get yourself into movies is extremely stressful and sometimes just impossible.

To me, the stand up part in my life is great. I know I can do that. When I get an acting chance, I'm really thrilled.

It's weird when auditioning for roles, because a lot of my mates go out for the same roles. You don't want to know that you're beating someone to the role.

Going through the ranks and all the training you do as an actor, you hope you're going to make it. But there's a part of you that's got to be realistic and say: 'Look, it might not happen to me.'

I got better as an actor, and still I'm getting better. That's only been possible because there's always been work.

As an actor, sometimes you've gotta take the jobs that you may not want to do. It's so hard to work as an actor.

I started auditioning when I was about 10 and I didn't get my first job until I was 12, and two years at that age is really hard.

Once you get into a part, and someone sees you, you get asked to do it again.

I'm an eternal realist and the success rate for being an actor is pretty low.

After doing 'Doctor Who,' I'm open-minded to doing more acting. Part of the reason you do a show like this is because it creates other opportunities you haven't had before.

I actually got a play from auditioning for something in 'Back Stage' magazine.

I really actually enjoy auditioning.