FastSaying

Would you just strap some toe shoes on and dance 'Swan Lake?' No. Would you just put a violin in your hand and - ? No. I felt that way about acting, and I was taught to feel that way. I didn't come to it on my own.

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

AboutActingComeDanceFeelFeltHandJustLakeMy OwnOwnPutShoesSomeSwanTaughtToeViolinWayWouldYouYour

Related Quotes

You cannot dance an arabesque in 'Swan Lake' and 'Nutcracker' the same way.
— Natalia Makarova
CannotDanceLake
You have to put your own personality into your home. Do what you feel is you!
— Douglas Wilson
FeelHomeOwn
I do fantasize about having my own shop one day.
— Ellen DeGeneres
AboutDayFantasize
I was trained by Method acting teachers and we were taught that aside from whatever gift you may or may not have or the level of that gift, that you were obliged to know how to build a table. It's a craft. It's like being a ballerina or a violinist.
— Ellen Barkin
ActingAsideBallerina
I'm not here to perform. I'm here to sign autographs. You have to wait till I come back with my own hand.
— Ace Frehley
AutographsBackCome