Top 35 Quotes & Sayings by Laura Vandervoort
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Last updated on November 8, 2024.
I've done a lot of sci-fi, so I was a little hesitant because you get pigeonholed into that genre and world. But at the same time, I love sci-fi because the women are so strong and independent and smart.
I still want to do a romantic comedy or a western or a gritty independent film... there's so much that I still want to do.
A lot of people think that reptiles don't feel, and they do. I think everyone should keep in mind what it is they are buying and if it is really worth it to them.
I've played such serious characters that no one sees me the way I actually am, which is completely cheesy and goofy, so it would be fun to do a romantic comedy and just have a good laugh.
I started doing martial arts when I was about 7, and I got my second degree black belt when I was 19. So I have my second degree black belt, but I've never used it, and I had to stop when I got 'Instant Star' because I couldn't train.
Hollywood is something imagined... acting is something crafted.
I grew up doing martial arts, and I'm a second-degree black belt.
I don't know what it is about me. I don't know if there's something strange... but I continue to play aliens, so there's obviously something there.
I always do my own stunts, as much as possible. I'm a little stubborn about it.
I don't necessarily want to know what people are saying when I'm not around, especially if it's about me. I just don't need to hear extra garbage.
We have new technology that allows us... After we've blocked it, all the actors usually run over to the monitor and we can see the hallways and what's there. But I find it difficult, because you're in such a large room and you feel so small and inadequate. There's so much space around you and actors always want a prop or something just to make it comfortable.
I started doing martial arts when I was about 7, and I got my second degree black belt when I was 19. So I have my second degree black belt, but I've never used it and I had to stop when I got "Instant Star" because I couldn't train.
They say you get nauseous in a green screen room, but I haven't yet. It's a little odd playing pretend with props and monitors that we're supposed to be watching, but I'll get used to it.
I think reading the novels definitely was a good source for me to study from.
Hollywood is something imagined ...acting is something crafted.
As an actor, throughout three years, I've become more comfortable within my own skin and confident.
We don't have props or jewelery. You always want something tangible to play with, and we have nothing. I find myself playing with my hands off camera, just because I'm getting a little uncomfortable with the space.
We goofed around a lot and acted silly. It was great working with Mark Wahlberg too. Some off scenes I had with him I was terrified to do, but he was great.
As a person, you want to feel like you're giving back. That's something I've always enjoyed doing.
I didn't know [director] Aaron Woodley at all, but I knew I wanted to be a part of [ The Entitled ].
Working with them was a great experience. Victor Garber, Stephen McHattie and Ray Liotta - they were all bang-up.
I never want to play a character that's one-dimensional.
Originally, when I got the role of Lisa [from Visitors], I was a little concerned, because I was worried I would be typecast as an alien for the rest of my life. But they are so, so different that it wasn't at all a problem. I'm very lucky. I'm blessed to be on another show. I think it's going to do really well.
I do just love the characters in sci-fi, but not necessarily the fact that it's sci-fi.
The sci-fi fans, in general, do support me, which I love them for. They're great fans.
I've been lucky to have played a lot of women, over the years, especially in the sci-fi genre. All of them are special to me, in different ways, and I hate comparing them because it's like comparing people. They're different.
I'm always looking to play the part that people don't think of me in.
I'm thrilled to be in sci-fi because they write the women very strong, and you don't often get that on television.
I'm a bit of a feminist and very "female empowerment," and women should be able to do what they please.
I want to be completely honest, I have to say that I love the intimacy of the camera.
It's going to sound like the easy answer, but I love them both. I do! I really don't prefer one over the other. With movies, you really dive into a character for two to three months, but then it's gone. With a TV series, you have a constant location you're living in, and you're always working on the same character along with people who are like your own family. I'm lucky to have done both.
In terms of acting, we go through phases of being really inspired by film and television and actors and works that we've read.
The performances make you want to get back out there and try something new and challenge yourself.
I did it once in high school - I was Sandy in Grease - and I decided then that I would never do it again. I've felt that way for years, and that's no bullshit.
I still want to get some empathy from the audience, even though she's pathetic.
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