As an actor, you're like, 'Yeah, I want that phone call from Peter Jackson saying, 'You're my first choice for Thorin Oakenshield.'
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I phoned this number and said, Please, sir, I want to be an actor.
Somebody once asked me how I found Peter Jackson, and I said: 'Well, I parted his hair, and there he was.'
If you're an actor, even a successful one, you're still waiting for the phone to ring.
Peter Jackson is a wonderful man. He's a great director. He's found his niche in life.
If I say often enough that I'm going to be in 'King Kong,' I'm hoping that Peter Jackson will take the hint.
The most amazing thing you can ask for as an actor from a director is that you're being seen, that the choices made are informed.
Ralph Fiennes was a pivotal influence on me. He asked me, 'So what is it you want to do?' I very shyly, timidly admitted that I wanted to be an actor. He sighed, and he said, 'Lupita, only be an actor if you feel there is nothing else in the world you want to do - only do it if you feel you cannot live without acting.'
As an actor, you always want to find a piece of who you are in every role you take on.
There is such a thing as my kind of actor, and how well they pull off my dialogue is a very, very important part of it.
The great thing as an actor is that I don't know what my agent is going to call me with next.