Russi Taylor Quotes

What I use when I'm acting comes from what I learn about myself.

Before you can do something you must first be something.

Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.

I don't know that you can put a label on growth. I'm just me.

Everyone is on a journey to realize their best selves and their realest selves, and I think that's what creates that community.

I want things to be characters and not me. Why would I want to play me?

One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is.

I've been through so much of my own self-search that I'm not as consumed with who I am as I used to be.

The character I play is a wonderful compilation of things I hate about myself and things I love about myself and things that I've invented to make her even more interesting than me.

I want, by understanding myself, to understand others. I want to be all that I am capable of becoming.

As a teacher I realize that what one learns in school doesn't serve for very much at all, that the only thing one can really learn is self-understanding, and this is something that can't be taught.

Well, I think that in every character there are little bits and pieces of yourself.

I prefer stories about people who are, in a sense, trying to find better versions of themselves.

I think your self emerges more clearly over time.

I've done teaching and things like that because if you're acting, you're becoming other human beings, and you need to have time to find who you are as well.

I play myself all the time, on camera and off. What else can I do?

I feel there's something about becoming a character that helps people understand themselves.

I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.

When you act, you're always playing a version of yourself. You can't bring more to the role than what you are.

I try to figure out how much of the character I can find in myself because you don't want to get outside of your skill-set.

When you play characters, you shouldn't just be putting on their characteristics - you should be finding it inside yourself.

Ultimately, I want people to be inspired to go on their own journey of self-discovery.

I just want to figure out me and grow within myself.

I am who I am and I tune my training to the fighter I am.

Everyone wants to grow, but I'm not trying to reinvent myself anytime soon.