Dean Ambrose Quotes

I learned how to act working in TV.

WWE prepares you for everything in entertainment. It's the truth. You need a host? Get a WWE Superstar. You need someone for an action movie, a comedy movie, a drama movie, you get a WWE Superstar. Because these guys are the most well-versed, well-trained, and hardest working guys out there.

WWE prepares you for so much other stuff in entertainment.

Backstage life is terrific training for an actor, seeing shows from the wings.

Working on 'Good Luck Charlie' has been an awesome experience, and it's so crazy to build a fan base and have all those people tune into the show.

I consider myself an actor that tries to have as many tools as possible in the bag. And I think that includes the method, then of course it includes some improv techniques, and includes all kinds of different things, because you never know when you're going to have to work on something and in what way.

I'm excited to flex my Broadway muscles - it keeps you alive as an actor.

I think the thing with 'Total Divas' is that everyone truly got to see how different we were, which helped showcase singles careers in WWE, which is something we always wanted.

The thing is that, not only do you learn so much about being in front of a camera and stuff being on 'Monday Night RAW,' but at the same time, I'm not really acting on 'Monday Night RAW.'

Performing for WWE did so much for me in terms of teaching me how to act and doing fighting scenes.

I can honestly say whatever I know about acting, all of it, I learned at 'GH.'

When you do television, you're filming out of sequence sometimes. You have to ground yourself very quickly in the character and in the work and in the words. I think theater allowed me that sort of sharp, quick focus to do that.

Professional wrestling is my first love, and I will continue to do that, but if I get a good offer for a film or a show, I would love to take it up.

I will think of doing television only when I'll be looking forward to doing reality shows.

I've been doing theatre for years, but film acting has broadened my horizon.

Theater school is essentially like training. It's boot camp. It's like an academy to put you through all these different situations that sometimes are more extreme than what you'll come across in the field. But now you're emotionally prepared for it so that when it does happen, it's not a big surprise.

From my years on 'Will & Grace,' you'd think I'm Madonna.

WWE is like showbiz boot camp.

I never wanted to be an actor, and then 'GH' was the first time where my managers were like, 'Quit your day job. You got a thing.'

I just want to improve as an actor, and I am also fond of dancing and learning musical instruments.

I got offered 'Black Mirror,' and my boyfriend and I were so excited. I used to read Charlie Brooker's column growing up.

In pro wrestling, if somebody throws a move, it's my job not to get hurt but also to sell the move and make it look like I'm dying.

I'm an artist, a performer... There's an art to what we do to the wrestling... I don't want to really fight anybody.

It seems every bouncer, every bodybuilder wants to become a wrestler. Every day, people will come up to me and ask about it. So few actually make it but if you do make it you can now make into the millions. You have to know your character and have a lot of ability.

I think it's important as an actor to stay really ignorant.