Acting Priority Quotes

My first love is acting, not directing.

I think I approach everything as an actor first. I'd rather walk onto a set and just act and just worry about that.

'Man Down''s my absolute priority. If they give me another series, I'll throw everything into it because I really like the characters. But after that, I'll certainly be getting back on stage because I haven't done a proper gig for two years. Which is ridiculous for someone who loves it so much.

For me, the character I play is most important.

I never really wanted to write and wanted to focus on acting.

I played guitar in a band from when I was about 20 for three years. Then I sang a little. Then I started getting really busy as an actor and forgot about it.

I'm an actor. I've always been an actor. I've always approached all my comedy as an actor. I don't really care about jokes either. I tire of jokes.

You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom.

I'm really an actor first. I'd love to do more straight plays.

I always wanted to be known as an actor who sings and not a singer who acts.

I always felt the play came first. If it didn't touch me, I'd say forget the part.

In college, I would just drop out of all my classes, and I would just be left with my acting classes.