Carol Kane

That's when the great stuff happens, when you're not checking yourself all the time, being critical of yourself and what other people are doing.

My face is my career.

I always wanted to be a good actress and a serious actress. I wasn't in the profession to, quote-unquote, meet the stars.

There's nothing obvious or predictable in acting. That's what it means to be in this profession.

In my job, I worry a lot and try and stay calm and open. It sometimes works.

This profession has no rhythm to it - you're either busy enough to fall down, or nothing's happening!

I took parts that either I was offered or felt I could do a good job with.

A goal of mine is to try and be as real as possible. To try and not comment on the work I'm doing but just do it.

Sometimes every single element of a character is a torturous discovery.

As I get older, I start to look back at the field that I've crossed and realize that it was a mine field.

I think most actors are very impressionable, and that's part of what we do is soak up other's behavior.

You can fake a lot of stuff, but you can't fake if the story isn't there and if the writing isn't good.