Gina Rodriguez Quotes

I also want the chance to work with some of the best actors in the business, because that's where you can learn so much by just being on a set and getting a feel for how they approach their role and how they work with you.

Being on set is like being in college, for me, because I get to watch other people perform and I can learn from them if I listen and pay attention.

I don't use any techniques; I'm not trained to be an actor. I just enjoy working in films.

There is only so much you can do if you're pulling weight and there's nobody there to play off of. You can't have those beautiful moments with new actors who are so worried about everything else but the moment.

Acting has always existed alongside my normal life. It's been a case of learning on the job. I've worked in so many styles, with so many people, so I've picked bits up from everyone and everything.

I've worked with actors who were very helpful and a lot better than I was.

I love working with great actors.

Working with actors is something I've never done before. I find it tremendous. It's hard work.

All actors do that. Should do that and do that. For the most part. I say all actors. I'm exaggerating, but you know who does and who doesn't. Vince is a wonderful young actor who knows his work and did a beautiful job on this film.

I acted for so many years and sat on a million sets and worked with a million different directors so that is to me some of the best training you can get.

Nick Lea is a great actor, and doing scenes with him was always awesome.

It's been a lot of fun getting to work with Tracy Middendorf, who plays my mom. As an actor, it's always fun to have different parents and to create different familial dynamics than you have in your real life.

I think it's my job as a young actor to watch adult actors and take tips on the way they work.

As an actor, you really want to respect and honor the script. You want to try to be in the moment and you also realize that you're one part of a bigger picture and when they call action, you have your dance.

As an actor, I love working with directors. As much as I love working with other actors.

Working with Adrien Brody was like going to Julliard, but instead of four years, I went for four weeks. He was like the Albert Einstein of professors, it was just the best experience of my life. Adrien was the most influential mentor in my acting career thus far, and even after the movie he continues to mentor me.

The best part of being on a television series for all those years is that you really get to hone your craft.

One of the first speaking roles I had was in a film called 'Svengali', with Peter O'Toole and Elizabeth Ashley. I was a waiter, and I had about three lines. And I was ready! I had been around people like that, and I knew they were just actors. All the work I had done, it was all there, and I felt like I knew all the mechanics.

I've only had good experiences with actors. Starring next to them and directing them, for the most part they're all inspiring, special people.

Most actors are pretty adaptable because we work with so many directors.

But when you work with the director and the real person who is playing opposite you, it changes everything. You are almost in a working session. I was very comfortable, and that's maybe what helped me to get the part.

I'm a good actor in that sense for directors because I always do what they say.

I miss working with great actors, working with great directors.

You can't learn how to act; you can only really learn it through experience and practice and really finding what your voice is and what you want to be as an actor.

Working with Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch was incredible.