The weird thing about acting is you're the most competent when you're at your best, but you have to be validated.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If you have life's experiences with you, nothing can stop you from being a competent actor.
In most professions, you build up confidence and a sense of achievement as you go along, but that's really not true for acting.
I didn't know how capable I was until the people around me in acting school would say I was good.
Acting for me is like a ping-pong game. That's the secret of acting. When you have a really good actor, I always want to be as good as he is or she is.
Acting is a tough business, and you need to be in good shape mentally and physically.
As far as acting goes, you get to a certain point where, I think, everyone can do the job, and it comes down to a level of commitment. I think sometimes all you have to do is show up.
The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.
Good acting is about being as natural and calm as possible. These days producers have such definite ideas that you have to be prepared to do whatever they ask.
I know very little about acting. I'm just an incredibly gifted faker.
One of the first things I learned about acting was, the only person you compete against is yourself.