I was an apprentice at the San Francisco Ballet, and a casting director came to one of our rehearsals to scout talent… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I think the idea of embodying the physical presence of a character is the same on stage and screen. There are just… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I love the process of creating a character; someone entirely different from myself, and depicting it, either on stage or screen. — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
Acting for screen is very different from acting on stage, and then obviously when you dance... everything is a physical embodiment. But… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
Center Stage focused on the drive and what it's like to be a student, and this is what it's like to be… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
When 'Center Stage' first came out, I had some little girls on an airplane who didn't want to actually talk to me… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
Nicholas Hytner, who directed Center Stage, is a huge ballet fan. He was completely open, as was Bruce Beresford, to get our… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
What a person feels within themselves and about themselves radiates from them. Trust me, I have worked with people - both men… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
After I finished 'Center Stage,' I went back to San Francisco, and I danced for seven seasons with the San Francisco Ballet. — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
Stage performance is obviously a much grander sort of depiction. The audience isn't right in your face as close as a camera… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I also use that centering process I mentioned as a way to focus my mind and connect it to my physical body. I feel… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
There is this idea of a perfect dance body - which I don't have. I'm lucky that I'm not the exact opposite of the… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
Science fiction is one of the smartest genres around because you have to have so much forethought. — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I came to the United States in 1981 as a student.When I left, I was totally the most beloved little flower in China and… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
Nicholas Hytner, who directed Center Stage, is a huge ballet fan. He was completely open, as was Bruce Beresford, to get our perspective. "No,… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
When I was in high school, my mom gave me a paperweight. It was when I was going through my 'not that interested in… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I always tell other actors that work begets work. You never know where your next job is going to lead you, down the road. — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
It's a very insular world, ballet. I feel if I had stayed much longer, it would've consumed me. I performed six days a week… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
I love the process of creating a character; someone entirely different from myself, and depicting it, either on stage or screen. — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
That being said, I am not one to feel sorry for myself. I believe it is healthy to honor one's feelings and do the… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
