Immediate Impression Quotes

There is force and vitality in a first sketch from life which the after-work rarely has. You want a picture to seize you as forcibly as if a man had seized you by the shoulder! It should impress you like reality!

I understand how a first impression is often just that: a quick snapshot that, on its own merit, is meaningless.

The thing as an actor is you get a sense of what a show is like the minute you walk on the set.

The way you see me on 'Jersey' is a snapshot, and you can't judge from a snapshot.

In the same way that I tend to make up my mind about people within thirty seconds of meeting them, I also make up my mind about whether a business proposal excites me within about thirty seconds of looking at it. I rely far more on gut instinct than researching huge amounts of statistics.

I form opinions quickly.

What I am after is the first impression - I want to show all one sees on first entering the room - what my eye takes in at first glance.

I always try to approach character first and foremost viscerally.

First impressions matter. Experts say we size up new people in somewhere between 30 seconds and two minutes.