Betty Gilpin Quotes

Acting is an expression of imagination. No firsthand knowledge is necessary.

Acting is the ability to dream on cue.

Everything, I think, about acting is based on imagination.

Your imagination is your most important tool as an actor, as cheesy as that sounds.

To be honest, I am somebody that, as long as I have a character, it doesn't really matter if it's comedy or drama - I think timing is important in either. But for me, it's all about having a character to work on.

I would like any type of character that I could be creative with and totally delve into.

Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy.

The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.

Sometimes you can take those dramatic roles and maybe interject a little humor into them, and I think the reverse also works.

I feel like I'm absolutely insane, and I don't think I could probably do anything else. I just love entertaining, and I feel like pretending to be people... and having that as a job is crazy.

I think acting is a work of imagination.

A good part's a good part. You can play serious and funny moments with a well-written role.

When I was a kid, I used to make up all these characters. I love comedy a lot, and I don't get to do it often. Somewhere in the middle, I shifted into doing drama.

What I really like doing is storytelling, finding the body language that is necessary for the story. And when I'm doing it and it's working, I'm thrilled.

Sometimes I think of movie acting as advanced pretend.

Acting is like free therapy! Trying to make people laugh or cry can be inspiring.

Of course you can find something exciting and dynamic in any character you want to portray.

It's a lot of fun to play someone you don't normally think of yourself as.

Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child.

The most fun you can possibly have as an actor is to walk that line between what's real and what's interesting.

In theater, you're playing characters. You believe you're somebody else, and you're acting.

I like to make people laugh. That's for sure. And I really like to humiliate myself and go very far in derision and stuff. But no, I like everything. I started a little bit of doing drama, too. I like that, too. I guess I just want to touch everything.

I was that kid who was always practicing crying or falling asleep or being angry or being excited. I was that weirdo in my room making faces.

Acting is a mysterious process.

I always wanted to tell stories and act.