Alan Tudyk Quotes

I would absolutely recommend for actors to start in the theater because it establishes a foundation in your craft that you can build off of.

My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre.

The difference between working with actors that have put their time in the theater and just straight film and television actors is that you trust theater actors a lot more. You know that they're seriously more trained than anyone else because theater is the best place to grow as an actor.

My first acting lessons were Shakespeare. The first time I ever started working with a coach was doing scenes from 'Measure for Measure,' which were tough dramatic scenes. And then 'Taming of the Shrew,' which required comedic timing. And that's the kind of stuff I love.

A solid theatrical education can only improve a screen performance. It gives you a fuller capacity to read a script and understand a character, for one thing. It's important to alternate between the two activities.

I thought acting was all about natural instinct but I've realised, through working with so many talented actors on 'Wild Swans' and 'Run,' that I can see the training. That's why I am back at drama school.

There's no doubt that I owe a lot to my training of stage acting.

It's not like every actor needs to train, but an actor will either develop their process through training or through working.

I run the Actor's Studio on the West Coast, and one of the things I say all the time to the people I teach - many of whom are acting teachers - is that an actor needs to make choices that make him present.

I am a proud participant of the Spencer Tracy School of Acting: Know your lines, don't bump into the furniture.

Drama school can't make you a brilliant actor, but you can do stuff for three years - you're not going to be fired. You should just go for it all, even the stuff you think is codswallop.

You can be in an acting class all you want, but you don't fully learn until you get off that stage and in front of a camera.

My advice to young actors is probably to do some theatre; definitely do that. I keep running into these actors who have never been on stage, and it's invaluable for an actor. What you will learn about yourself is huge.

There are so many actors that I meet that don't act enough. Definitely take class, definitely train - that's the most important thing you do. Build your craft. Become better.

I think if you're an actor, then you can work on stage - but if you've never done it before, you're going to have picked up a few things that you're going to need to change when you're working on stage.

As an actor, your life experience is just as important as studying.

I've not taken like acting lessons or anything but it doesn't mean I don't need to because I'm sure I do.

If you want to be an actor, you need to learn how to act first, even in sketch comedy.

I don't think film actors need training, really.

I have been taking classes and I'm familiar with stage, but I'm not as familiar with acting on camera.

Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that.

I have a coach, but I'm not theater-trained or a technical actor.

After being signed for 'Madras Cafe,' I joined Jogi Singh's acting classes, where I learned the basic nuances.

I am learning the grammar of acting on the sets. And I am happy that way.

No, I haven't taken training as such but I used to attend all those 7 day workshops before the play. Those workshops aren't so professional but it's enough to give you a good idea what acting is all about.