David Hewlett Quotes

Acting is so exciting to me. It's a thrill; otherwise I wouldn't do it. Not to be hokey, but I think life is definitely worth living, whether you're working or not. For an actor, the character is the thing... it doesn't matter what medium you're in. as long as you have something to do.

I have to say that as an actor, I really look for the role. I'm not really looking to see if it's for television or film, because there are highly talented people in both mediums.

So far, the thing I seem to have been rewarded for in film is leaving myself behind and transforming myself into other people.

In terms of acting, I've been acting from a very young age. I've always loved it and wanted to have a career in acting or something to do with it.

I'm not a standup, but I play one on TV.

I'm a character actress.

My very first role was with James Earl Jones on 'Gabriel's Fire' on TV. He drove a Chevy Citation, which is the exact same car that I bought from a guy in San Francisco called Sandy Boone. I showed up on set, and James Earl Jones was driving the car I had bought from Sandy for $250.

As an actor, I'll play anything.

I'm actually just an actor.

I love being an actor, especially in movies, because you get to be someone else.

I remember a conversation with my parents about who the people on the TV were, and learning they were actors and they acted out this story and just thinking that was the most fantastic notion, and that's what I want to do.

On every show that I have been on, I have played myself.

I'm not really a pitcher; I just play one in the movies.

One of my favorite things to do is be in front of the camera and act.

I'm really excited, because the character, Jules, is a really awesome character. I'm really excited to be playing her, and overall, I'm really excited to be getting back to my acting roots.

Because of the power of television, I was visible to everybody all over the world. But there are many things in the theater that are more fulfilling and that I look forward to doing more. But really, I love it all: theater, film, television.

Theater is definitely something that, through the course of my childhood and even in college, I enjoyed participating in. I would love to do theater, or as far as movies or television goes, if the right thing came along I would definitely entertain it.

The actors that inspire me are the comedians and the people able to shape-shift into different roles and into different media.

Playing the priest on 'Oz' was a fantastic experience. I was very lucky.

I actually gained a lot of weight when I started to do 'Grey's Anatomy.' Doing eight theater shows a week, girl, is such a workout. But with TV, you're, like, sitting in your trailer waiting to go to the set. And there's catering and craft service every place you look.

George Blagden is a great actor.

Robin Lord Taylor is a fantastic actor.

My career aspirations as an actor have always been driven foremost by the creative desire to be versatile.

I'm basically an actress, not a comedienne, and if something comes along that appeals to me, I'll do it.

I play the role of my career in 'Dhanam.'