Jill Hennessy Quotes

I'm very aware that when one is acting in the theater, you do become kind of animal about it. And you're reliant on instincts rather than tact a lot of the time.

The theater was my first training ground. It taught me discipline, dedication and appreciation of hard work.

Theatre's a whole different beast to film. It requires a lot more of you.

Acting is real important to me. I love it, and it's something I care about.

I didn't want to be stuck in Dickens period dramas because then I would never know if I was any good.

With theatre, you have to be ready for anything.

An actor works with their soul and their thought.

I know from teaching that actors want to act. Even the subtlest actors can do a little too much.

Drama is something I'm good at, I guess.

The most difficult thing to do is drama.

I grew up in Georgia, and I started acting in plays when I was like eight years old, and I always memorized everyone's parts, not just my own, and I always memorized everyone's blocking. Whenever anyone wasn't there, I would always jump in. I was very hands-on.

As an actor, I am meant to dabble with different themes and genres.

Acting is very immediate.

There are a lot of visual marks that have to be hit, and lines that need to be said in a right way - so there wasn't really any improvisation on the set when it came to the bulk of the script.

Theater is so precious about each word - not that it's a bad thing, but you definitely never stray from the script.

The great thing about doing theater is that you get to do it better the next night.

Acting, it's hit or miss. Make them laugh, make them cry; hopefully they have a little entertainment.

I'm an actor who appreciates direction.

A lot of actors, we aren't that special; you get a well-written scene, and it's virtually actor-proof.

It's not easy, acting.

I think I do things that are more common in theatre.

It's challenging to judge a TV show because you don't have any lines. You just have to be yourself.

When the scenes are written really great, we as actors try not to mess them up by getting in the way.

An actor has to act irrespective of the camera or location.

At the end of the day, you're saying lines and playing pretend. All that varies from show to show is the level of the intensity and the terms of the expectations you place on yourself.