Lindsay Mendez Quotes

When I do my job, I dive into these characters and try to flush something out of myself into these characters, and hopefully that translates well.

I'm an entertainer, so in whatever form I entertain... The thing about being a rapper is that you have more control over your form, whereas with acting you have to compromise a lot.

Actors take risks all the time. We put ourselves on the line. It is creative to be able to interpret someone's words and breathe life into them.

I don't think I had a script on 'King Kong.' But usually you read a script and then you go and audition for it. It's rare when there's no script. I sort of like the latter better, because I'm more successful at it.

In theater, there's a lot of work to do to build the characters. It's a great experience.

The wonderful thing about theater as an art form is it's a purely empirical art form. It's all about what works. And every show, every production, is created anew right from the moment you go into the rehearsal hall.

It's your job as an actor to fill out the blanks. I love doing that. To fill in the bones.

Why do you act? You act for an audience. In the theatre, you're in their presence. Film stars don't know what it is to have an audience.

When you have the cast, the sets, the lights, an opera takes on its own life. I'm not one of those directors who marches in with a set of plans.

Acting is the most communicative thing I can imagine doing.

As for doing more dramatic work over comedy, I do whatever turns me on at the moment.

When people give you a writing assignment, they're asking what you think. That's the very opposite of being an actor. When you're an actor, no one wants to hear what you think.

Theater is a way to keep challenging myself.

So what's so enticing about doing a play is that you get to do that thing that got you into acting in the first place... There's a real attraction to being able to play, to just play. And that's something that theater affords you.

I love playing different characters and I love doing fun things and I love to entertain people, whether that be in a comedy or a drama. If I get you to laugh or I get you to cry I'm super stoked, as morbid as that might sound.

When I started acting, it was really the way for me to be able to communicate.

Acting is really about showing up that day and telling the writers what you feel like saying.

Talking to actors is the same as talking to any other artists; it's getting into the moment for them, and making sure they can lose themselves in the performance!

You get a sense of how the show works and then let your personality take over.

When I'm offered a role, I look at what I think I can do with it. I look to see if I can project myself into it.

As an actor, it's always fun when you're able to feel like there's freedom to explore things and try out jokes and be funny.

When I discovered drama, I felt a connection.

I believe an actor should be shameless.

I think theater is a great training ground; I think it's a great opportunity to play.

Drama class was one of the only areas at school I responded to.