Quotes about Acting

Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like to be. So there's always something to hope for.

God's call to faithfulness can sometimes be a summons to be still and wait. There is a creative waiting as well as a creative acting.

I don't know what's wrong with me - I don't know why I only get picked to play strange characters!

The script that I fell in love with and adored was 'Jane the Virgin'... but every line in the pilot was essentially, 'Why did you keep my daughter a secret all of these years?' I didn't know any direction my character was going - was it going to be a dramatic character, a comedic character? - I didn't know.

When I was five I think, that's when I started wanting to be an actress.

Throughout my acting career by far, I have chosen roles that are not only challenging but unique at the same time.

Alison Carr on 'Homeland.' She was such great character to play, so clever and full of surprises. I was sad to see her go.

I did a movie called Marathon Man and it was one of my best memories.

For a while, I couldn't decide whether or not I should pursue singing in the opera or acting. And I'm glad that I chose the latter because I wasn't a very good singer.

I learned a lot of good things in my school. I've audited a lot of other schools, and I guess after a while I got a little tired of the acting school atmosphere.