Ethan Embry Quotes

I know acting is not impersonating, but I'm good with impressions. I can do impressions of people I know, and people I've been, and roles that I've acted before.

I've got to tell you, I've played real characters before and people always bring up this word 'impersonation,' and I'm never entirely sure what it means.

As an actor, I feel one should use his look to trick people.

I know it might seem a little superficial, but every actor has their thing. Some people focus on the walk, but for me, it's all about the nails and the voice. Those are the two most important things.

When you perform, you can convey emotions differently, and your look can reflect each of those emotions.

The most fun you can possibly have as an actor is to walk that line between what's real and what's interesting.

I play a crazy talk-show host, but that's not me. It's like an actor playing a role.

The thing that got me closest to doing Kermit was remembering what Jim did when he was doing Kermit. When he would do Kermit, there were certain faces that he made. There was a certain way he stood, a certain kind of body language that he had.

I've never acted, but I'm an entertainer. So I kind of used what I know from being onstage. I've done a thousand and two interviews, and I've been on camera a million times, so I'm not uncomfortable on camera, but it was interesting for me to be someone else.

I play characters, and I try to play them in a manner that's appropriate to the script. Physical movement and vitality of language is part of character.

I guess I find it easy to play uptight characters.

As an actor, you are either emulating someone else, or some version of yourself.

I believe I am a character actor who likes to hide behind my characters.

I've played outrageous characters my whole career.

I love acting and really taking on another person, another life.

As an actor you become that lighting rod between the person who made the play and the audience.

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.

My job always is to play a person, not to judge her.

I started out as an impressionist and that's all about observing - how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks.

Sometimes I think of movie acting as advanced pretend.

Usually most characters I play are quite realistic.

Yeah, I think the common denominator - and this is probably going to sound like Acting 101 - but the common denominator is belief in the character in the moment.

That's what acting is. You're pretending to be someone else.

There are times when I consciously give the character something physical - a walk, the way he sits, how he talks, or his lack of physicality, which is like a physicality.

I am a professional actor, and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherwise, seriously, why be an actor? You're not making some kind of social statement. That's not what actors do.