David Johansen Quotes

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

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.

Singing is an incredible expression and something that is important to me, but where I feel comfortable with how much I reveal about myself is acting. I enjoy the characters, the costumes, the wigs and just being a chameleon.

To me, getting to do music and videos, you work on a character. Being onstage is acting; you get to be larger than life and larger than yourself.

Anything you can do to express yourself is a form of art. That's why I love my craft so much. I always wanted to play other artists. If I can't play an instrument, then I want to play a character that can. There is an artist behind everything, and I think that's beautiful.

Acting is an art form. If you are not creating something that's unusual and informative and at least has the possibility of being illuminating, then you are not into it as an art form.

I think the reason I'm an actor is the joy I find from escaping and going to be somebody else. That's what I have fun doing.

At a young age, acting was so inspiring and exciting, because to me it was play - make-believe, pretend.

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

To me acting originally became an extension of game playing.

Acting, when it is good, can be transformative.

To portray something that you're really not, it's like a little escape, and I love to act and to be dramatic. I feel like the wrestling ring in WWE is the perfect platform to do that. It's totally acceptable.

Hopefully, everyone has the same feeling I do when they perform. I get such a thrill from getting to play make believe. My favorite place to be is trying to be somebody else.

My mother took me to a lot of operas and when I was eight I got the opportunity to be in one and I realized that transformation into these make-believe situations was possible. I decided that was essentially what I wanted to do with my life.

I really like doing puppetry; I'm not sure if it will find its way into 'Big Bang,' but it always does seem to find its way into a lot of things.

I love acting because it's a bit of an escape. It gives you the ability to reinvent yourself. They say that acting is the shy man's revenge.

For as long as I can remember, the thing that gave me a sense of wonderment and renewal... has always been the work of other actors.

Modeling gave me an opportunity to be someone I'm not each day.

Acting is like free therapy! Trying to make people laugh or cry can be inspiring.

Of course you can find something exciting and dynamic in any character you want to portray.

I've always loved the power of stories to transport me to another world, to imagine extraordinary possibilities, to experience things I may not have access to in my regular life - like being a superhero! Also, I would always put on shows for my family and the neighbors; I guess I was an actor before I even knew it.

Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child.

It's fun to be someone else.

Everything, I think, about acting is based on imagination.

I love acting because it's empowering. It empowers me.