Renee O'Connor Quotes

In film and television you have to be able to see the whole picture in a different way than you do on the stage because you shoot out of order and you're working with technology.

Filmmaking in general is just really where I'm putting all of my energy.

I love actors who are wonderful - like John Cusack and Russell Crowe, and wouldn't it be a treat to eventually direct them one day.

Like when you go to a magic show and you know how they do the illusions. That's how I am when I watch any movies where they have people flying through the air.

And I think right now I'm just enjoying finding something such as One Weekend a Month where I can really resonate with this woman's history and her situation.

I think you have to have different tools for each job - you know producer is very different from a director and very different from an actor.

I hope that my work makes a difference because I think that's why I do it.

And not to mean that I think I'm some special person, but I think we're all here for a very specific reason and once you figure out what that is then you're on the right track and we're all on the ride together.

I always thought I would be a marine biologist because I love the sea - but considering the fact that I've always loved acting and the theater, I don't think I ever gave anything else much of a chance.

For me it's all about creating a goal and fulfilling it.

All the pictures in magazines and all of that is fun but in the end it's all about your soul and who you are and have you connected with the people.

I believe I have a lot to learn in life, still.

I've been looking at oil paintings from oriental artists lately, and the one artist who's inspired me right now is a man named Hokusai and I've had his book by my bed looking at how he interprets landscapes - mountains and water and flowers and birds.

When Xena finished I just really wanted to work with Shakespeare's material.

I find that actors who are wanting to pursue tv or films don't seem to have much interest in classical theatre.

Just believe in yourself and to find spirituality that's going to carry you. Because all the rest is just fluff.

It's very hard to become an actor in film and television, you have to have such perseverance and you have to really believe that if you have any sort of talent at all, you will find work one day.

I think the joy of wanting to direct is having that nervous anxiety knowing your film is about to be shown and you're sitting right there with everyone.

Because I've always been more afraid of writing than I have of doing anything visually such as directing or acting.

I believe over the last six years now, I've been learning in between actual acting moments on the show.

But on stage you're able to just take the character from one point to the end and it's a fluid, organic piece. It's about being completely present all the time, right there in the moment.