Sasha Alexander Quotes

My acting experience has been a benefit. What I learned from directors is how to listen to and talk with actors. I know how they think and what they need.

The three of us acting was truly one of the best experiences I've ever had. I really look forward to the days when all three of us shoot together, because the sparks really fly.

In my experience it's not essential to get on with the person that you're acting opposite.

TV writing is tricky to navigate because you have so many different personalities - the actors, multiple producers.

'Johnny' was always a lone wolf when he got on stage. Him against the world, whereas suddenly, when I got into acting, people were relying on me.

I think the most fun part about working on 'Good Luck Charlie' is spending time with everyone, honestly, because everybody on set is like my brother and sister and mom and dad. They're so fun to be around, so that's probably the best part about working there.

I loved working with Michelle Fairley.

If you have one good series, you know, it's a blessing. Two good series is unusual. Three is a phenomenon, but right now, I'm working with these wonderful women on 'Hot in Cleveland,' and Valerie Bertinelli, and Wendy Malick and Jane Leeves are like, it's like the buddy-ship we had on 'Golden Girls' and 'Mary Tyler Moore.'

I have worked alone and with a cast and enjoy the process both ways. There is more back-and-forth with a full cast, and you can feed off the other actors' performance.

I think the way it works is that when you're casting a movie, you usually want to work with people that you believe in.

'Getting On' is just the coolest experience ever, and working with people like Laurie Metcalf, that's the joy. That's what I love about it.

I think, with TV, you create kind of a family to work with.

I'm from Mexico, and I've heard some horror stories about cast members who can't stand each other. What we have on 'Jane' is a blessing. We do table reads for every single episode one day before it starts to shoot.

As an actor, I love the feeling of being on set and the camaraderie of working on something together.

Making a movie is a little bit like high school. Because everybody lives together, and you see each other every day, and word travels fast around there.

I've worked with a lot of really great actors, but it's not very often that you all bond so easily.

When you spend three months of your life doing a movie, it's important to enjoy yourself.

'Cavemen' was obviously a big opportunity. I learned a lot about how to act and about the politics of being on a set every day. Like, who do you have to listen to and who you don't have to listen to.

I don't know how people do this job collaboratively if they don't really get along. You're spending all day every day for months and years on end with somebody.

It's always nice working with friends. And if you have a director that you've worked with before, you don't have to go through that first learning thing. There's an element of trust there.

I've been very blessed to have worked with two incredible directors - Barry Jenkins on 'Moonlight' and Ted Melfi on 'Hidden Figures' - and it was a collaborative effort in shaping my characters, Teresa and Mary.

I love the camaraderie that develops on film sets and ensemble casts. It's really special.

Personally, it all feels like I've been filming just one long film the whole time and I have no personal like or dislike for any of the films that I've done. I feel like all of the all of them are important to me, all of the cast and all the staff that I've worked with have also been very important to me.

I'm always disappointed by women who say they prefer working with men. What is that all about? I love working with women, I love the company of women.

I like working. I think being on set is one of my favorite places in the world.