As an actor you get categorized by other people, but it's not like I arrange myself into comedy mode or serious mode. If it's good writing you just have to play it true - if it's funny, it's funny. But obviously you don't want it to be amusing if you're playing Hedda Gabler! Sophie Thompson actoramusearrange share on social
As an actor, you get hired to repeat yourself. It wears you out. Paul McGann actorhirerepeat Change image and share on social
As an actor, you get humbled all the time. Everyone is a critic. Joe Regalbuto actorcritichumble Change image and share on social
As an actor, you get to sort of bounce back and forth in terms of the age range you play and the life experience that your characters have. Jonathan Keltz actorageback Change image and share on social
As an actor, you have an accumulated knowledge base. But there's also something about it that every time you really feel like you're doing it for the first time; you have no idea whether you're capable of it. Brit Marling accumulateactorbase share on social
As an actor, you have many tools - your body, your voice, your emotions, mentally. In film, you have your eyes because they communicate your thought process. In fact, generally in film, what you don't say is more important than what you say. That's not so much the case for stage. Hugh Jackman actorbodycase share on social
As an actor you have one great fear: pimples! Jonathan Brandis actorfeargreat Change image and share on social
As an actor, you have to be open to doing things where you look stupid, to be experimental. Jesse Eisenberg actorexperimentalopen Change image and share on social
As an actor, you have to get used to being told no, develop a thick skin, and just keep persevering. Emun Elliott actordeveloppersever Change image and share on social
