Tom Holland Quotes

That's the great thing about being an actor, you get to try out lots of things for your roles.

I love theatre, and you learn too much as an actor and enjoy too much of it not to want to go back a lot.

Acting is a sport to me, I enjoy being in the ring and playing it.

Acting is completely different from the standup world. You have these 12- or 14-hour days, but you have a great time doing it. It's like hanging out with your friends.

I don't think I had a script on 'King Kong.' But usually you read a script and then you go and audition for it. It's rare when there's no script. I sort of like the latter better, because I'm more successful at it.

In theater, there's a lot of work to do to build the characters. It's a great experience.

When I was doing 'All in the Family,' half the time, I was looking at where the cameras were, where were the other actors in the scene, what the audience was doing.

I'm always envious of the actors who get to come to work every day and really grow deep roots there, but it is really fun playing lots of different characters.

Everything you do on set is directly related to your imagination when you read the script for the first time.

Acting is my job.

Doing the soaps, every day it's constant training. Dealing with camera angles, the other people - it's great training.

I'm an entertainer, so in whatever form I entertain... The thing about being a rapper is that you have more control over your form, whereas with acting you have to compromise a lot.

Acting is all I know; being on a set is all I know.

So what's so enticing about doing a play is that you get to do that thing that got you into acting in the first place... There's a real attraction to being able to play, to just play. And that's something that theater affords you.

I don't know what acting is, but I enjoy it.

I think theater is a great training ground; I think it's a great opportunity to play.

Sometimes you see a movie and you can really feel that it's an actor putting in a performance. Someone said 'cut' and they're back in their trailer having a coffee or getting their hair done.

As an actor, you can steer a scene in another direction by playing it a little differently. And honestly? I like being an actor, and I want to keep having a career.

I've always said that theater was where I began, so everything I do now has a bit of my theater background in it. It was my training.

I almost failed drama at school. I hated it. It was all about the history of theatre.

What I love is acting, and the technical stuff does tend to slow things down.

For me, I just like to be as fun as possible, but I do like to bring a lot to a character. Given the script or the show, I know my boundaries, limits, and how far I can go with it.

With acting, there's a certain amount of independence you have within the framework of the storytelling. When it's done well, it's a collaborative medium.

These are rare moments in an actor's life, where you're put in an environment which is so natural, and you get natural performances.

The good thing about helping an actor create a performance is, you really don't know how you're going to do it. It's a challenge every time you get to the set. That keeps the energy flowing all the time.