A Quote by Rose Byrne
Being an actor is mostly about rejection and being out of work. It was a fast lesson in all of that stuff.
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I've had a lot of failures as well and rejection. As actor, it's actually mostly rejection but people think it's mostly success because they only see your successes - the films that get made.
I'm tempted to say that the top three reasons for hopelessness are rejection, rejection, rejection. But let's cast our net wider. 1) Not being able to write as well as we hoped we could. 2) Not being able to write at all. 3) Rejection.
It's not always about reach, it's about footwork, it's being fast, in and out, stuff like that.
It's not really an easier racket than acting is. For some reason, I guess it had - the rejection of an illustrator's life is less penetrating than the rejection of an actor's life. So I was able to manage that. But all the while, I still nursed that old dream of being an actor.
The only thing hard about being an actor is being out of work. So, when you get a job - that part ain't hard at all.
I never dreamed about being an actor, because that was out of reach. Coming from a small town that was big in farming, and also big in clothing factories, you don't dream about being a professional football player or an actor.
When I think of work, it's mostly about having control over your destiny, as opposed to being at the mercy of what's out there.
One thing about being a performer is you're not just doing an intellectual job behind a desk; you're out there performing and being looked at, being assessed for really superficial stuff.
It's 90 percent rejection, being an actor.
Being a brakeman is very physical, and success is mostly determined by how fast you can push a sled for about 30 meters.
I’d recommend learning to accept rejection. Become friends with rejection. Be nice to rejection, because it’s a huge part of being a writer, no matter where you are in your career.
I've never felt a push to be stick thin. I work out and eat healthy, so mostly it's about being in shape and having energy.
I love to work on a set whether it's mostly men or mostly women, but there's something about being in a community of women that changes the energy.
The reality about being economically dependent on someone else usually doesn't work out for women in the end. It's about being an adult and being responsible for your life. Most women have to work, so let's just get on with it.
For me, my training is a key part of my work as so often my life has depended on being able to move fast and haul myself up and out of something fast!
I don't want to be quoted as 'Tom Hiddleston, psychologist says...' But there is a psychological aspect to being an actor. We are particular students of human nature - not every actor is, of course, but that's what fascinates me about being an actor.
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