Laura Vandervoort Quotes

I want to be completely honest, I have to say that I love the intimacy of the camera.

Hollywood is something imagined ...acting is something crafted.

I'm a bit of a feminist and very "female empowerment," and women should be able to do what they please.

As an actor, throughout three years, I've become more comfortable within my own skin and confident.

In terms of acting, we go through phases of being really inspired by film and television and actors and works that we've read.

I'm thrilled to be in sci-fi because they write the women very strong, and you don't often get that on television.

I've done a lot of sci-fi, so I was a little hesitant because you get pigeonholed into that genre and world. But at the same time, I love sci-fi because the women are so strong and independent and smart.

I started doing martial arts when I was about 7, and I got my second degree black belt when I was 19. So I have my second degree black belt, but I've never used it and I had to stop when I got "Instant Star" because I couldn't train.

Originally, when I got the role of Lisa [from Visitors], I was a little concerned, because I was worried I would be typecast as an alien for the rest of my life. But they are so, so different that it wasn't at all a problem. I'm very lucky. I'm blessed to be on another show. I think it's going to do really well.

We goofed around a lot and acted silly. It was great working with Mark Wahlberg too. Some off scenes I had with him I was terrified to do, but he was great.

I did it once in high school - I was Sandy in Grease - and I decided then that I would never do it again. I've felt that way for years, and that's no bullshit.

It's going to sound like the easy answer, but I love them both. I do! I really don't prefer one over the other. With movies, you really dive into a character for two to three months, but then it's gone. With a TV series, you have a constant location you're living in, and you're always working on the same character along with people who are like your own family. I'm lucky to have done both.

I still want to get some empathy from the audience, even though she's pathetic.

I'm always looking to play the part that people don't think of me in.

I didn't know [director] Aaron Woodley at all, but I knew I wanted to be a part of [ The Entitled ].

Working with them was a great experience. Victor Garber, Stephen McHattie and Ray Liotta - they were all bang-up.

I never want to play a character that's one-dimensional.

The performances make you want to get back out there and try something new and challenge yourself.

As a person, you want to feel like you're giving back. That's something I've always enjoyed doing.

I think reading the novels definitely was a good source for me to study from.

I've been lucky to have played a lot of women, over the years, especially in the sci-fi genre. All of them are special to me, in different ways, and I hate comparing them because it's like comparing people. They're different.

We don't have props or jewelery. You always want something tangible to play with, and we have nothing. I find myself playing with my hands off camera, just because I'm getting a little uncomfortable with the space.

We have new technology that allows us... After we've blocked it, all the actors usually run over to the monitor and we can see the hallways and what's there. But I find it difficult, because you're in such a large room and you feel so small and inadequate. There's so much space around you and actors always want a prop or something just to make it comfortable.

They say you get nauseous in a green screen room, but I haven't yet. It's a little odd playing pretend with props and monitors that we're supposed to be watching, but I'll get used to it.

The sci-fi fans, in general, do support me, which I love them for. They're great fans.