Acting Quote by Corey Stoll

“I don't know how to play myself. I'm not interested enough in myself. That's just not how I was educated. That's not how I learned to become an actor. Acting is creating a character.” quote by Corey Stoll — Download Open image

“I don't know how to play myself. I'm not interested enough in myself. That's just not how I was educated. That's not how I learned to become an actor. Acting is creating a character.”

Corey Stoll

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My wife was pregnant while we were promoting 'Ant-Man,' and that was very exciting, to see, like, action figures of myself, as we're getting the nursery ready.

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A play is not a tweet. It can't be compressed and embedded, and it definitely can't be delivered apologetically.

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I was not into B-movies. A lot of it is sloppy.

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I started with superhero stuff - 'X-Men' and 'Spider-Man' and 'Batman' and 'Hellboy' - but I wasn't familiar with 'The Strain' until I started the show.

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