Rafe Spall Quotes

I'm an actor and it happened to go my way that day.

One of the best things about being an actor is that it's a meritocracy.

As much as I hate auditioning - it's so hard and awkward - it's way better to walk out of that room and win a role because of what you did.

If I am not right for something there are many talented actors out there that will get it.

I haven't really ever had to audition for anything.

I played a scene at the end of my first year, and that's how I was discovered.

I am going to be a great actress.

In the world of acting, many are thin but few are talented.

Don't stink up the place with bad acting, if an opportunity comes your way.

This business is filled with really talented actors, and I'm sure there's a lot of guys out there who could have also brought something really special to the roles I have played. I just feel lucky that I get a chance to do them.

You can be the hardest-working, most talented person in Hollywood and never book a job. Or you can not be able to act your way out of a box and be making $20 million a year.

I want to have the great roles that move people profoundly. I want to have the choice and be given the opportunity to play those roles, and unfortunately, fame plays a huge part in that.

I remember going to the audition for 'Corrie.' I wasn't an actor - what they're often looking for in these rooms is a character, not what's on the page. They want to see what you are going to bring. So somehow, I got the job on 'Corrie.' For the first time in a while, someone really believed in me.

You can't be a good actor if you get too affected by fame. Because then you're not real, and you're not really wanting more. You look at a lot of actors who, before they were famous, did a lot of amazing work, and once they got too big, it just got off.

'Idol' was more of a competition, and that was more of a platform that I wanted to get a hold of and get on top of. And I finally got that opportunity, and now it's more like, I just gotta show and prove myself to everybody that I'm not just the 'balladeer.'

Once you've gotten the job, there's nothing to it. If you're an actor, you're an actor. Doing it is not the hard part. The hard part is getting to do it.

I try and get out there and audition as much as possible.

If you're an actor, go out and act.

I lost many a role to actresses who couldn't do the job one-hundredth as good as I could.

T.V.'s weird because it's both the greatest gig as an actor potentially because it can be all this work for all this time, but there are so many question marks at every stage of the process.

I was modeling with an agency in New York and a manager with the agency introduced himself to me one day and he said he had auditions for someone my age. He asked if I would be interested in doing some.

The last couple of roles I missed out on went to Jennifer Hudson, Jessica Biel and Olivia Wilde.

I got very lucky with 'Harry Potter.' I got that role because I'm a ginger! Red hair was my only qualification!

The best situation is where they cast you and then they trust you.

Acting is a mix of luck and choice. I got lucky.