Acting Development Quotes

Bit parts in Mediocre TV shows won't develop your acting chops.

Hopefully I've gotten better as an actor as the years have gone on, but the type of work I want to do has never changed.

I started doing musicals, but the acting bug bit when I did a four-week Shakespeare workshop.

Directing a film was something I always wanted to do, something that seemed an inevitability in my development as an actor.

I was really young when I started on 'One Tree Hill,' and the encouragement from my friends and family has been crucial in my development as an actress. I'm also continuously surprised and humbled by the kindness and generosity of the fans.

I'm a student. I want to do better, and I want directors who can find the actress in me and be my teachers. I'm interested in the whole process of editing, post-production and direction.

I started off doing plays as a theater actor. But I never thought of it in terms of it leading anywhere. I was just trying to be the best actor that I could be in the context of what I was doing.

I've been trying to find out what my wheelhouse is as an actor. 'Gilmore' was my first job, so only from there did I have a chance to really experiment and see how far I could stretch; I went maybe a little too far in certain directions.

I plan to take time out and read, learn, and absorb more about acting.

I would recommend going out for more independent films. You can get bigger roles and really work your acting chops and build a reel.

I feel like in a lot of ways I've gotten kind of soft as an actor, not doing stage stuff. In terms of being a better actor, it's really important.

I started out as a lousy actress and have remained one.

As I got older, I would study privately with some coaches. Then I found Lee Strasberg, which I loved.

At some point in time, you definitely have to go drama. Not to say that you're going drama just because everybody else does it. You do it to challenge yourself. You do it because, naturally, in the profession of acting, you want to show growth. You want to say that you take the craft seriously.

There are not many things in my life I can be absolutely proud of or certain I got right, but one of them is that I've got better as an actor. I've learnt how to do it. And I still have enough energy to do it.

I loved the idea that acting was something you could develop into slowly; something you could study.

Too many young actors are strutting about and doing films without having developed some of the depth you need to bring off certain kinds of roles. I think that's the problem with the system, where a lot of younger actors who haven't had a chance to develop suddenly become stars.

You can really get your chops in shape in the resident theatres, and I urge anyone to investigate them and to be willing to go anywhere to pursue the great roles.

I know that I want to consistently return to doing plays. That's one of the most important things because I think it's the best place for me to learn how to act.