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We don't think of them as acting, but we take on certain characteristics based on where we function, and those relationships draw out aspects of who we are as people. And that's what acting is. Different parts draw out different parts of your nature.

The thing about being an actor is that you're acting. It's not that big of a deal of to play someone different from yourself.

Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your own personality, and discovering the character you're playing through your own experience - so we're all different.

To me, acting doesn't really feel that different, one job to another.

For a time, I really thought acting was just impersonating. But impersonation is just big brush strokes, really. What makes acting different is empathy.

You know how when you read a book and it becomes a movie, and it's different than you pictured? In some ways, acting is a lot like that.

Acting is way of making yourself exist.

It's like playing tennis, you play a different rally with different people. Every actor is different and the chemistry between actors is different.

Acting is all about truth and honesty, and the sensitivity that's capable of transporting you.

Acting is a job you can learn a lot in. You get to play lots of different characters with different professions and different backgrounds; they come from different places than you do, so it's really fun when you're immersing yourself in that world of that person to learn about how other people's lives are.