Jordan Ladd Quotes

I really wanted to create some of my own characters, then it became wanting to act the parts, then it sort of grew from there because I really enjoyed doing it.

What I loved about playing the corpse is that obviously somebody else got to do the physical part. It appeals to the part of me that likes playing character parts and getting the chance to get away from my own physicality.

Something that I really enjoy doing is creating and being a part of very different characters and very different projects.

I think I first got into acting through church. I would go to these church retreats, and they would tell us to make a skit or make a video and present it to the rest of the group. And I started doing that. And I fell in love with it.

One of the nice things about acting is that it allows you to open up to the other people within you.

I don't have an exact moment when I decided I wanted to be an actress - it kind of was just really a part of my growing up.

The reason you want to act is to continue to explore every different part of the human psyche.

I think for me, the imaginary world was always exciting. I started in New York doing theatre, from having just one person in an audience to performing for a full house. I think I've always enjoyed playing different characters, blending into different environments and such.

Characters don't belong to anyone, not even the person who plays them.

It's all about story and character with me, and I don't care if the job is on daytime or prime time or the web. Hey, give me a good character and someone to listen, and I'll do my acting on a street corner.

The idea of transformation - playing something I'm not - is the bit I enjoy most about acting.

I do love doing films; I love going out and creating different characters for each film, and not having to be stuck with one role for many, many years. It's a creative liberty that I love.

One of the things I like about acting is that, in a funny way, I come back to myself.

Kevin, as the whole cast is, just wonderful people and great people, and people who are attracted to this kind of material and accepting the idea of going to Newfoundland and knowing the kind of lack of amenities.

If there is any sense of order to the universe, acting is what I am meant to do. I'm not manufactured. I know acting isn't real, that it's temporary. If there is any theme to the roles I play, it is emotional vulnerability and availability.

'Agent Mom' is a perfect opportunity for me to do what I love... develop characters, act and take incredible stories to my fans. So yes, I can absolutely see myself cast as 'Agent Mom.'

I wouldn't feel satisfied being on set every day doing a romantic comedy - I'd be bored to death.

I started out wanting to be an actor and I like to give actors as much as possible. I love writing stuff where they can really lose control.

If the story's interesting and it's a compelling script, I'd be thrilled to be a part of it.

That's the joy of acting - you get to play people who are not you; you get to explore the dark, hidden sides of yourself.

I like projects in which I can really act and not be me all the time.

My number one passion is acting, but I also think there's something so special in being able to support a script and an idea and take it all the way through to fruition. I think that process is so rewarding.

I think what makes a good actor's director is the same thing that makes a good director. Acting is just one of the trades necessary to make a movie.

I think that you can sort of have your own personal journey and you know, you can just kind of apply that to whatever characters you're playing.

Acting is way of making yourself exist.