Svetlana Khodchenkova Quotes

By the time I got to the Fox studio for my first major film, I knew how to hit a mark. I knew how to memorize lines. I knew how to pay attention.

Stage is definitely my home first and foremost - I still feel like I'm yet to earn my stripes on set.

In an action film you act in the action. If it's a dramatic film you act in the drama.

I worked as a stuntman on the 'Star Trek' TV series pilot.

I was trained as a dramatic actor. I'm really excited to do some more dramatic stuff.

As a stunt guy, you become a mini-director. You're talking to actors about performance.

Acting must be scaled down for the screen. A drawing room is a lot smaller than a theatre auditorium.

You can see all sorts of things in film acting if you know where to look and what to look for. One thing I often notice is that the actor is looking for his mark, the place where he has to stand to be in the right place in the shot.

I'd definitely like to widen my film range. I mean, I'd love to do some theater.

When I do film, I really take on roles and I take on characters.

In films people basically work for the camera, you know, and that's why actors can hate each other and not be speaking to each other and still look as if they're in love because really they're loving the camera loving them.

In theater, you get to rehearse several weeks, you memorize everything, and by the time you open, you know what the play is. In film, it's almost the opposite. You do your work on your own and maybe have a couple of minutes to rehearse. When the camera rolls, you generally don't know what's going to happen.

Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is.

Any actor working a long time should know how a shot is set up, where to place themselves, how to handle the lines. I'm a member of the crew, like the best boy, the electrician. What I'm good at is making eyes at the camera.

I would have to say that I have to concentrate more when I'm doing comedy. There are so many details that make up any character, but developing a character for a dramatic role seems to come more naturally.

You have to be talentedly insecure in order to be a good actress. And then it's the director's job to make you more miserable and get a good take.

Before 'Moonrise,' I never thought I would be in a movie where I would be struck by lightning.

I punch a lot of guys on set. It's much easier than in real life as your hands don't hurt afterwards. The key is that you miss.

Working in theater, film, or television are three different jobs for an actor, and I accept them as such.

'Hunger Games' was an awesome job. I never had to learn any lines. I never had to do any ADR.

Soap operas are like TV boot camp. You have to be able to self-direct, learn a ton of dialogue in a short amount of time, and deliver a performance in one or two takes.

It's the most unrealistic thing you can do to shoot a close-up, and it's the most unrealistic place you can be as a performer. And yet actors grouse about having to do visual effect shots, but they love doing close-ups.

The way I'm used to telling a story is by looking through the viewfinder and being really close to the actors.

I don't get bored at all while acting.

As an actor, my job is to go to the set, read my scene and perform to the best of my abilities.