Mark Goddard Quotes

I may not be Meryl Streep, but I am not untalented.

You need to become a good listener. As you're working, you hear someone else's lines and how you absorb them becomes your acting.

I think the buzz of acting is playing people different to you, and for me, that means traversing all genres.

I don't quite fit in in like a pure dramatic thing, but I still think of myself sometimes as sort of a dramatic actress.

As an actor, it's amazing to get to create different characters.

They did cast me as an ingenue once, and the novelty was nice. But I said, 'There is nothing here to play!' I really like getting into the meat of a role.

What I love to do requires portraying different characters, and you have to separate your life from the role.

It's easier to play a dim character, for me, because I have a natural bent for comedy. It's not intrinsic for me to be crafty, so I would have to go outside for a source of origin. I think of myself as pretty dim.

Because I like theatre and I love a challenge. With 'ZEBRA!' I've found a new Australian play where I can create a character first - that's what I live to do.

I'm an actor and my job is to interpret.

At the end of the day, an actor has to just play what's in front of him.

It's easy to think you can get discovered on the street, but I developed my chops on the stage - four years of theater in high school, and then another four in college.

I've played several real characters, and I've always found it very difficult because you don't want to do an impersonation.

I did drama at school and when I was doubling Xena, one time for my birthday mom and dad bought me an acting course 'cause I've always liked the performance side of anything.

Once you are in the character, you should let your inner actor take over you.

Playing a real-life character is a challenge and a huge responsibility.

Acting is the ability to dream on cue.

As an actor, there are so many different people to hide behind.

For any role, I pretty much always go to the script, first and foremost.

Acting has always been something I've wanted to get into. I think the best models are actors; you're taking on a character. In that sense, I have been acting for a long time. It didn't seem like a crazy transition.

I don't like being away from theater that long. The muscles get atrophied if you don't exercise them.

An actor is an impersonator; he plays many different roles. If you played the same role all the time, God - that'd be a boring career. When you take on different roles and become a different person, that's called acting... It's a challenge.

I love acting and really taking on another person, another life.

I have learned that acting is not about beauty.

Creating a character and living truthfully through her is a whole different ball game. It's all part of the same person but it's a much newer medium for me.