Mickey Rourke Quotes

Do theater. Because you'll develop a craft that you'll always have. It'll give you a chance to really learn how to act and you won't go into the world with a few measly tricks that will only carry you so far.

The great thing about acting is that, until you're dead, you can do it. There are aspects to it that as time goes on you hope you get better at, and there are a lot of things that I'm excited to explore.

Acting isn't really a creative profession. It's an interpretative one.

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've learned almost everything I know about acting from my dad.

I would be an actress for the rest of my life just because it's really relaxing. Writing is hard work, and stand-up is so stressful before you get on stage, but acting is a complete ensemble experience.

Once I found acting and found that I could get away with it and make a living out of it, I was thrilled.

Watching a good actor is the best way to learn.

I think acting is something that came natural.

My progression into acting was pretty slow. I was constantly performing in different kinds of small shows. One year I would be in a magic show, the next year in a circus show, then a small play, and then a dance show.

I didn't go to acting school.

Acting has been very useful to me.

Acting is the perfect idiot's profession.

I haven't actually studied acting at all.

The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.

Maybe I'll go to acting school. Acting is like boxing, you know.

With actors, I have very close, intense working relationships with actors in theater.

Everything about acting was either the opposite of my personality or it just didn't seem like something I wanted to be a part of.

I believe in giving actors the freedom to express themselves, and adding more to whatever is written.

I am an actor so I have to do my work and going beyond societal norms.

I did drama at school, as a kid, but I ain't been to, like, acting school or anything. I was in a couple of school plays.

I love acting. Modeling is fun, too, but I feel like there is more room to stretch yourself and open yourself up to new experiences with acting. That's why I got into acting in the first place.

There are lots of actors, and you need a way to stand out. Writing comedy sketches was a way of doing that.

I was very interested in acting as a kid. I loved to perform.

I go to an acting class every Sunday.