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Oh yes. I'm an actor, so I just learn my lines, and show up and do it. I gave it a little bit of thought.

An actor's most important responsibility is to know lines well.

I'm a factory-floor actor: I learn the lines, I get there on time.

I'm pretty focused on my career, and if it comes down to hanging out with somebody or learning my lines, it's gonna be learning my lines.

You need to become a good listener. As you're working, you hear someone else's lines and how you absorb them becomes your acting.

Acting lessons teach you to really listen to what the other person is saying because in acting it's all about responding to the lines.

It's funny because, if you're not an actor, people always tend to say, 'How do you memorize all those lines? Is that really hard?' I'm always like, 'That's just a small part of it. I have to seek my craft and my emotions' - you know, all this gross, actor-y stuff.

I am just an actor - all I do is I memorise someone else's words and tart around.

I feel like everything you learn as an actor growing up is wrong. You're supposed to hit your mark, find your light and know your lines. Those are all things that just make things wooden, dull and boring.

Knowing what thought process goes into constructing a line helps an actor know how to deliver that line because you understand the intention behind the writing.