Victor Garber Quotes

Theatre demands different muscles and different aspects of one's personality.

One day, we were doing a serious scene and fast talking like we do and we could not stop laughing and the director had to stop the production. We had to go to our trailer and calm down and do it all again.

I believe that acting in any medium is the same thing, it's discovering the truth in where you are.

It's disgusting that a Broadway show can't try out anymore, that no matter where they are in the world, there is this massive dialogue going on between people damning or praising it.

The most sinister aspect of Jack is his detachment, his ability to distance himself from his feelings.

I find that everything I do is demanding, like Jack Bristow is a complicated man and I do a lot of explaining in the show, it takes a lot of energy and concentration.

Thank goodness I started getting movie roles and then television shows came along. So I was very fortunate to be able to do all three and I like all of them.

If you were to come to the set of Alias, you'd know how silly we all are. And I mean, silly.

We, some cast members and I, even went on a weekend trip together and spent the weekend at an inn, because we enjoy each other's company so much, and it was so cool.

I like the fact that Jack is always wearing a tie except when he's on a mission. I do like it when I get out there and dress up, or dress down, a little bit.

I've been amazed that it's so popular with people. But it's been fantastic. People are very excited when I walk into a place and they recognize me from the series.

That's why, when Alias came along, I knew I'd be OK if the show was on for five or six years because the writing was so good and the creative team was so strong.

In our show you have to pay attention and know what happened before. I think it's very intelligent entertainment. It makes demands of viewers that a lot of shows don't.

The hardest thing for me is not to keep laughing. Jennifer particularly is like a clown.

I have no interest in directing. I've no talent for it.

I think from a very young age I always have this desire to perform.

And when I go to see plays, I marvel at how people can do that. I've done it all my life, but I still find it mystical.

I had done some TV movies that were great experiences but, no, I wasn't looking to do a series.

Each person shows something different, in every challenge that they come across.

I don't collect anything. I collect people, I think. I'm very social and I like seeing a lot of people.

When I was a kid, I didn't collect stamps, or weird toys, or anything. I don't even have music - I don't even have a CD collection. So that's not really my thing.

What I realized was how difficult an hour show is and how miserable you can be if you're not happy doing it.

The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.

Then I did one fight scene, and they said it looked good. Because I did it well enough, they've given me more.

When I first read the script a few years ago I thought it was one of the best written scripts I had ever read.

After you read the script, then you actually just have to be in the moment you're in, in order to make it believable. You can't give it away. You can't tip it off. For me, it's always about being truthful in the moment I'm in. Hopefully, being able to reveal what I'm feeling, you have to believe it.

The only set thing I do is that I really, really memorize the lines. I've gotta be so comfortable with the words.

I grew up in the theater, and you can't improvise Shakespeare and Ibsen. You have to speak the language. But obviously, in a contemporary film, there's often room for improvisation and spontaneous things that happen. As long as I know what I'm trying to achieve in the scene, and when something comes up, I know that the response is genuine, I'm comfortable. That's really how I build everything.

The joy is when you work with great actors, it just comes to life in a way that you never even imagined.

Growing up I was involved in children's theater, so I was definitely on the path to be an actor and a singer.

I have no skills. The only thing I could possibly do is teach.

You can only do so much theatre.

The stage is where I feel most comfortable, and I miss it all the time.

My mother couldn't have been happier when I said I was moving to New York.

Sometimes, his methods and his motives are questionable and even his morals are questionable in the way he does things. But I think his intention is always to protect his daughter.

I'm very serious about acting.

Being on a television series is sort of life-altering on every level.