Gina Bellman Quotes

Every person has parallel tracks. You have your personal life or your life as an artist, or whatever it is you do.

I love acting, and I have no desire to direct.

I've never worked in my natural accent, having studied so hard to get rid of it when I moved to England as a child where I was bullied at school for 'talking funny.'

One of the things you have to get used to, working on a TV show, is filming out of sync.

When I get a new script, I write a record of how many costume and make-up changes I have. I cross-check them against the shooting schedule and then consult with the hair and make-up designers.

Every name in a TV show has to be run by the legal department first.

Fans believe they have a relationship with you, either through your TV character or, more reasonably, through the tweets you may have exchanged. In a way, you have gotten to know them. You learn about people's kids, families, pets.

Some people think it's an easy gig working as an extra, but you often have to stay very concentrated for long stretches in challenging conditions.

Not surprisingly, there is a cultural divide between American and British actors regarding the self-promotion associated with new media.

Some directors are really strong on action, manhandling you around the set; others are very focused on setting up the camera shots and practically ignore you. You have to get used to introverts, extroverts, directors who clown around for the crew, and the odd one who's monosyllabic.

I've had my taste of intense fame, and I've got it out of my system. Now I'm free to choose parts which fulfil me in different ways.

I carried on acting during school holidays and was all set to go to drama school when I was offered my first professional job appearing in 'King David' with Richard Gere.

It's always fun messing around with costumes and stuff. You know there is an element of acting that you've got to dress-up; that's part of it.

Many American TV actors employ agents, managers, business managers, publicists and stylists, and are now adding digital media manager to the list. Their job is to reach out to the fans, managing websites, Twitter feeds, Facebook and Wikipedia.

I am a big comedy fan, having been in 'Coupling.'

The only time I get recognised is when I go somewhere that is showing 'Coupling' on local television.

My mother always said I should have a back-up profession if the acting doesn't work out.

When you shoot on high-definition, everything is very sharp and clear, sometimes at the cost of losing dimension and depth of field.

There was a time when going out to parties and dinner parties and clubs was an exciting thing to do. I'd wake up in the morning and immediately think, 'Now what am I doing tonight?' Now I'd be more likely to reach for a book.

I don't like crowds or attention.

French cinema allows women to look ... a certain way and be talented at the same time.

I'm not really that keen on mainstream; I'm not interested in doing the normal films. I do tend to go for the quirky, different scripts.

I took part in two 'Leverage' conventions. Fans fly in from as far as Russia and Australia. It's expensive to attend.

One of the things you have to be acutely aware of when shooting episodes out of order is your character's relationship with the other characters.