“It's hard with ballet because your aesthetic really is important. It's different from acting and from film. Nobody wants to watch somebody who is sickly thin. And it's interesting because I have danced with people who are ill, have eating disorders, and a light goes off within them.” PeopleWantImportantDifferentHardLightFilmInterestingActingWatchesEatingIllDisorderBalletAestheticEating Disorder Author:Amanda Schull
“I love to work. I know that sounds ridiculous to say because all people love to work, but I love the homework that goes into acting. I love figuring out different ways of playing a scene. I love the energy of being on set. I love not getting enough sleep because I have to wake up early in the morning.” PeopleKnowsWayDifferentEnoughEnergySoundSleepActingMorningSceneWake UpRidiculousDifferent WaysHomeworkUp EarlyEnough Sleep Author:Amanda Schull
“As a dancer, I know couples that have stayed married but separated to dance on different continents. Dance in general, but ballet in particular, is such a finite career. You can't do it later in life, and it's something that I think a dancer has to have some selfishness to fulfill.” ThinkingKnowsDifferentCareersParticularCoupleMarriedSelfishnessDancerBalletContinentsFiniteLater In Life Author:Amanda Schull
“I have different routines for different types of chaos. When I find myself swamped with work and surrounded by people, I try to carve out time to walk my dog alone so I can organize my thoughts.” PeopleTryingI CanDifferentWalksDogTypeChaosOrganizeMy ThoughtsMy Dog Author:Amanda Schull
“I think the idea of embodying the physical presence of a character is the same on stage and screen. There are just different levels of expression to keep in mind for each platform.” ThinkingMindIdeasDifferentCharacterLevelsStageExpressionScreensPlatformsDifferent Levels Author:Amanda Schull
“I love the process of creating a character; someone entirely different from myself, and depicting it, either on stage or screen.” DifferentCharacterProcessStageCreatingScreens Author:Amanda Schull
“Acting for screen is very different from acting on stage, and then obviously when you dance... everything is a physical embodiment. But the discipline is the same approach. You have to take both things seriously; nothing well-crafted is by mistake.” MindWellsDifferentPhilosophyBodyActingMistakePsychologyStageDisciplineApproachMedicineScreensSensesEmbodimentSoma Author:Amanda Schull
