I wasn't one of the ones voted most likely to succeed when I was at drama school, but I persevered and concentrated on the acting rather than going to the right parties and getting the right agent. Eventually, after ten years, it paid off.
Acting by yourself is pretty darn hard, especially having to do physical comedy.
About 10,000 years ago, males and females were acting equitably and were treating one another as equals, and then males took over the power, because they have physical power and physical strength.
Kylie and I were both taking piano lessons at the time and didn't think of acting. A friend rang mum up and said, 'How about bringing Kylie and Danielle in because they might be right for the part?'
I'd studied acting in New York when I left Pierre - that was the big thing that I did. I worked very hard at it, actually.
When I left drama school, my fear was that I'd get pigeon holed into comic acting and I did so much to counter it that I got stuck in the opposite.
Give more acting roles to 48-year-old half-Lithuanians who just don't want to be pigeon-holed as bakery presenters.
I was in the video for Cyndi Lauper's 'Sally's Pigeons' when I first started acting.
I find talking about acting very boring, having to come out with platitudes about how terribly nice everyone is. I would much rather just do it.
I don't have a general archetypal platonic shadow, 'acting' concept about it.
It's fine to seek professional help, but I urge everyone - no matter how big their portfolio - to truly understand every suggestion they're given before acting.
I'm getting positive feedback for my acting so we'll see if any other interesting parts come up.
I love acting like I'm in love. It's a very positive thing.
I actually began my career by convincing my parents to let me be an actress when I was 12 with a PowerPoint presentation describing acting and my goals.
I actually got started in acting when I was in pre-school. I was really into dance and performing, so my mom had me in dance classes, and then I got involved in a local theater company.
I just stick to my job, which is acting. Things like posters, publicity material, and promotions are entirely the film-maker's prerogative. I don't get into all of that.
I run a printing press from where I get my bread. If at all I get any butter, it comes from acting.
I was really interested in acting and thought secretly I could do it but didn't tell anyone. It was a quite private thing that I wanted to do.
I've been acting since I was a kid and it started out as a hobby. I've been lucky enough to make that my professional career and I've earned a living out of it.
Many Americans say they want to be organ donors, but they just don't get around to acting on their intentions. Helping these potential good Samaritans overcome their inertia could prolong thousands of lives a year.
