Roger Rees Quotes

I feel like any time you, as an actor, can be surrounded by other amazing actors, you can't do anything but grow.

I want to do only such films which will help me grow as an actor.

I've worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me up and brings the level of my game up to theirs. Always. It's like a constant upgrade.

I do think you are mainly thrown into one medium as an actor, and then hopefully you grow from there.

I want to work with great filmmakers and great actors and get better as an actor.

I'm still working on my career, still trying to learn from other artistes and develop my skills and my style.

Every character that I've chosen has made me evolve as an actor. And I am lucky that my directors have shown so much faith in my abilities.

All I know is that I intend to do films which are different from each other, work with good directors and on great stories so that I get to grow as an actor. That's my only attempt.

Always work with people that are better at their craft than you are.

I know I haven't done it. I've done a couple of films, which were intended to go straight up. Thankfully they didn't. So now, I think that's what I need to do. I just need to grow as an actor.

The caliber of actors I'm getting to work with and learn from on a daily basis is phenomenal for me as a developing actor.

I am capable of much more. I guess every artist feels that way. If you are satisfied, you begin to stagnate. I want to grow as an actress every day. There are so many things you can learn, and you can improve upon your skills and abilities every day.

I think as an actor you want to keep being challenged.

I'm not going to get better as an actor working on bad stuff.

You feel your game's raised by working with the best people.

Even your most talented employees have room for growth in some area, and you're doing your employee a disservice if the sum of your review is: 'You're great!' No matter how talented the employee, think of ways he could grow towards the position he might want to hold two, five, or 10 years down the line.

I mean, it's amazing that I get to meet all these people. I've learned so much from all of them. I just worked with Sofia Coppola and that was amazing. I learned so much from her. I can't even describe how much fun I had.

I still take acting, singing, and dance classes. I think no matter where you go in your career, you can always learn more and better yourself.

I always want to work with people that I can grow with.

I've said this before, but after 'That '70s Show' ended, I solely wanted do films that inspire me, and to work with people who make me better. I wanted to just surround myself with people who I think are better than I am, whether they're actors or directors or producers, so that I could learn from them.

What you learn from working with other performers and musicians is invaluable, really, and can only help you grow. I mean, if you spend your whole life focusing on yourself, you're not really learning much.

The cool thing about working and meeting a lot of people through your acting is that you never know who you might work with, in the future.

I think it's always great to not be the smartest person in the room because I don't want to ever feel like I can't improve upon what I'm doing. I just want to surround myself with people that are better actors than me and better singers and dancers and see what happens.

All the filmmakers I've worked with have taken my desire to educate myself very seriously.

When I was a kid it was much more difficult. You're trying to understand what the director wants. It's a learning process. Now, you go in and it's more of a collaboration.