Pia Toscano Quotes

When I got on stage, I felt this bolt of electricity hit me, and it was this shock of, 'This is exactly what I'm supposed to do with my life.'

I do understand that onstage there are times when you think, 'I could not be more alive than I am at this moment. I can't do most things in life. This is what I'm for.'

As soon as my foot is in the light onstage, I am home. It is what I love to do. It is what I have always loved to do.

We all have roles in life. I'm a dad, a husband, this and that, but basically I only feel justified in being alive when I'm on the stage.

When I'm on stage, that's me. It's blown up, but that's me.

The first time I walked on a stage I knew that was what I was created to do. I knew that there was a calling and a sense of purpose in my life that gave me fulfillment and a sense of destiny.

When I'm talking or performing, I'm alive. That's why I work so much.

Going onstage is like going into battle. You're ultimately there to win. It's driven and fuelled by passion and a desire to do it.

When I go onstage and am performing the way I want to... I finally feel like myself.

I always wanted to be good at something, to be somebody. The minute I got into my first play, which was called ''Excuse My Dust' - I was 17 at the time - I knew that this was what I'd been looking for.

I feel energized walking off stage.

The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'

When I play, I feel like I'm in a theatre, why should I look ugly then, because I'm a tennis-player?

For me anyway, until I was exposed to doing improvisation and walking onto a stage without any script, I would have never felt comfortable enough to walk into a room with someone like Larry David and audition.

I don't wear a wig. I'd feel terrible onstage with a wig. I hate to be so 'Actors Studio'-ish, but I like to feel it's me out there.

For me, I love auditioning.

An actress must never lose her ego - without it she has no talent.

I always knew that the only thing I wanted to do was act, but it took me a long time to say it out loud to anyone, let alone myself. I am surprised by how dogged I have been in wanting to make a living as a respected actress.

What I tell everyone, and I really do for myself is, I have a long-run dream, which is I want to work on stuff that I think matters.

I was able to go on stage and work until it felt right or felt good. It meant that I very quickly realised that it was the job for me.

From almost the first time I stepped on a stage, I knew that was what I wanted to do.

When you know what you're passionate about and what you want to do, just go for it and own it.

I feel sexy when I'm doing what I love - like when I'm singing or performing or something - that's when I feel the most in control and in my element.

I feel like when I'm on stage and when I'm performing - or I think when anybody is developing their talents and sharing it - I think you glow.

Keep doing what you're doing. Don't be afraid of fame.