Maika Monroe Quotes

Screen is satisfying because it's so technical and mysterious. It's like playing roulette: you get a script, you think it's either great or naff, but you have no idea how it will really turn out. On stage, you are your own editor - and you get brief moments of grace, where suddenly you feel free.

The problem with acting is that there's really no control. You're at the behest of others.

U2's best work has always been when we didn't know what we're doing.

I grew up on the stage, where you just throw yourself into projects and don't get in your own way.

In film work, you do the best you can under the given circumstances, but you don't have control. At least, I don't.

There's nothing obvious or predictable in acting. That's what it means to be in this profession.

With taekwondo, anything can happen, really. You get bad days; you get good days of training, so you've just got to hope that you're on it on your day.

When you shoot a special, you have no idea what's going to happen, and the fact that I got to do the first one with Comedy Dynamics was a roll of the dice. It was a game changer for me professionally.

Acting is a really strange thing. You have to know when you're put in a bad situation, but you also have to be willing to do something very strange.

There was a lot of improvisation on 'Step Brothers.' I remember it being really frightening, and it took me a long time to get used to it and grow to be able to hold my own. But I remember when it was done feeling like, 'I don't know if I ever want to go back to working another way.'

The thing about Marvel is that they're not - they're into real acting. They're looking for artists that are willing to take chances and are willing to create characters. Even if that character has been around for years and years in comic books, they still are depending on us to create something and take it somewhere else.

I feel like, in acting classes, you'll get up sometimes; that's just the most vulnerable position you can be in. You're among your fellow actors, yet they look at you, and they're like, 'You've been on TV. You've been in movies.' It almost adds to the pressure.

It's always a long process of trying to suppress the self-doubt on set when you're acting.

Acting has influenced my approach to beauty in both practical and fun ways as well as influencing my style. I do like to be more adventurous - for some reason, I feel safer in that.

Everybody believes they can win now. That's why there are so many upsets in the Grand Slams.

I know people always say to get out of your comfort zone and take risks, but when you are on a live national television show, and you are competing to stay on it, then I don't think you should be uncomfortable up there. I think you should sell it and be your own best self.

It doesn't matter who you play - you can win against anyone; you can lose against anyone.

Any move is a risk. Nothing is guaranteed in football.

There's a certain amount of joy in playing a character in the moment and not knowing what's going to roll out as it goes on. It's a bit like life, in a way.

I think from doing so many live shows it gives you a real appreciation of being present. You don't know what's going to happen, you don't know what is around the corner.

I don't know if I'm going to be any good at sevens.

In a field like acting, there is pressure of all kinds, and it becomes tricky to navigate this space. There isn't a particular path laid out to get what you want; you have to figure out ways to get there on your own. And yet, there is no guarantee of getting what you want. At times, you don't know whom to listen to or whose advice to follow.

People like Brel were sensitive and vulnerable; on stage, they dared to take risks.

I train with Marta every single day, and I still have no idea what she's going to throw at me. She's one of those players - anything can happen at any given moment.

Anything goes when I perform. That's the way it's been since I started. I do whatever I want, and I know my humor isn't for everybody.