Finn Jones Quotes

As an actor, our very palette is one of imagination. So it is a walk onto an empty space and then imagine the world beyond it is what we do.

I would like any type of character that I could be creative with and totally delve into.

I love the creating part of taking on a character. It is fun to be another person and create what it would be like to be that person.

It's your job as an actor to fill out the blanks. I love doing that. To fill in the bones.

Characters don't belong to anyone, not even the person who plays them.

With any role, you're extending yourself and acting out things that never happened to you.

I'm not saying that I am all of my characters, but for me to bring a character to life, you've got to be able to find your own truth.

I was Aladdin, and then I was Captain Von Trapp from 'Sound Of Music' when I was 7 or 8, and then King Arthur. I was always the lead. I've always enjoyed being onstage, acting obnoxious, being someone that wasn't me, hiding behind a character.

Acting is an imaginative leap, really, isn't it? And imaginations prosper in different circumstances.

My approach as an actor has always been the same, in that the greatest gift that you're ever going to have is your imagination because you're not going to have all life experiences. So you draw on things that are sort of close to it but you spend your time expanding on it or drawing something specific on whatever your situation is.

To be a great actor you just need to comprehend, so that's why I became a writer.

I wanted to be an actor. That was my real goal. But I wasn't any good at it, so I wrote my own material and acted through that. That's my idea of fun. I get to be all these things in the songs.

If I'm not clear with the character, I can't do anything with it. But once I get that character, the possibilities are endless. When you have such a defined character, I feel like I can actually read the phone book and make it funny.

I love to act because I love trying on other people's skin.

As much as I know people love the method and what you can draw out of yourself, a lot of acting is very imaginative.

I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.

I was always observing my siblings and hearing stories about their lives that turned out to be helpful as an actress.

I remember thinking, 'I can't act.' Pretending to be someone else is a terrifying thought. The thing was that, along with other people, I could create a whole world. I felt absolutely right directing.

With acting, there's a certain amount of independence you have within the framework of the storytelling. When it's done well, it's a collaborative medium.

I just like playing unique characters that I love.

Acting gives you freedom to express your thoughts.

Acting is technically just lying, so I guess I've been acting since I was about 7.

I love playing different and challenging characters on screen, and Newton is one such role. But I'm someone who doesn't think so much about what will happen next.

I really wanted to create some of my own characters, then it became wanting to act the parts, then it sort of grew from there because I really enjoyed doing it.

I like to play different characters.