“I really, specifically, love acting, and I think it's a really cool thing to be really indulgent and follow that.” ThinkingActingReally CoolCool Things Author:Kristen Stewart
“Some people are good at performing in front of people like that, but I'm uncomfortable at it. I think maybe that's the difference between acting and being a performer. I don't think I'm a natural performer.” PeopleThinkingNaturalDifferencesActingFrontsPerformingUncomfortablePerformers Author:Kristen Stewart
“Actors can be very precious about their work and their scenes, but I think good actors have a strong understanding of narrative and are very often not as precious about that stuff. They just can't be because they understand what makes for a better film, and that it's the job of the actor to work toward that, and then if you want you can go to acting class or workshops. But making movies is not workshops.” IfsThinkingWantJobsFilmActorsStrongStuffUnderstandingActingClassSceneNarrativeWorkshopsGood ActorsActing Classes Author:Kristen Stewart
“I have some friends who are actors. I've watched them work. And I would say that of all the arts, acting is the most grueling, thankless. Never apologize for your work.” ArtActorsActingApologizingThankless Author:Kristen Stewart
“I don't want to discredit people's individuality, but I think people are pretty much the same. People are very similar. If you have a good enough imagination then you can feel things that you personally have never done before. That's acting.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantFeelsDoneEnoughImaginationActingIndividualityGood EnoughDiscreditDiscredit You Author:Kristen Stewart
“I'm so not a performer, my drive to do [acting] is so different to other people - and I'm not discrediting that, they're born performers, they're people that you love to watch just be themselves. I like to be a little bit more in control. I like to make something.” PeopleLittlesDifferentBitsBornActingWatchesLittle BitPerformers Author:Kristen Stewart
“Acting was my classroom in many ways and I always believed and I still do that acting is not just about pretending to be someone else, it's also about discovering yourself and reaching deeper inside yourself.” WayStillsActingDeeperReachingPretendingClassroomDiscoveringAlways BelieveDiscovering YourselfPretending To Be Someone Else Author:Kristen Stewart
“It's interesting how you can blur the line between acting and living and learn from your performances. I'm just trying to keep learning as much as I can and not get caught up in all the distractions that can play havoc with your mind.” TryingMindI CanPlayLinesInterestingActingPerformancesCaughtDistractionCaught UpBlurHavocKeep Learning Author:Kristen Stewart
“Acting is such a personal thing, which is weird because at the same time it's not. It's for the consumption of other people. But in terms of creative outlets and expressing yourself, it's just the most extreme version of that that I've ever found. It's like running, it's exertion.” PeopleRunningRomanceFoundTermActingCreativeExtremesVersionsConsumptionOutletsExpress YourselfExertionPersonal ThingsCreative Outlets Author:Kristen Stewart
“Actors walk around wearing these little tool-belts of acting skills. And I just don't find that interesting to watch. I never want to see someone who clearly can cry at the drop of a hat. That's so uninteresting.” WantLittlesActorsWalksInterestingActingWatchesCrySkillsToolsHatsBelts Author:Kristen Stewart
“I really, specifically, love acting, and I think it's a really cool thing to be really indulgent and follow that. I have a lot of ambitions in life, but for the next few years, I just want to be an actor. That's a lucky opportunity, and that drives me to want to be good at that.” ThinkingWantYearsNextActorsOpportunityActingLuckyAmbitionBe GoodReally CoolCool ThingsLife Ambition Author:Kristen Stewart
“I mean there's that awesome quote where Joanne Woodward said, 'Acting is like sex: you should do it, not talk about it.'” ShouldMeanSaidSexActing Author:Kristen Stewart
