15 Quotes by John Leslie

You really have to keep up your nerve for the sake of the performance and other actors around you. There is a real camaraderie at the theatre which I enjoy as I have always been a team player.

This ordeal has been made all the more difficult because of how much it has upset my family, particularly my mother.

A painting... is just one image. It allows you to elaborate, dwell on that one picture, go off on it because no further images are forced upon you. But the motion picture is always changing. So what you have to do is create some kind of eye field, an abstract form in a literal sense that tries to emulate what the brain is perceiving, not what the eye is seeing.

Indecent assault? What is that all about? Don't they know who I am? I would expect to face something a bit more criminal than indecent assault.

I like to entertain. This role was the opportunity to try something different and see if I was any good at acting. I really believe in trying new things and pushing myself.

I gave myself six out of 10 for my first performance. The first time I went on stage, it was so scary. I was experiencing a lot of emotion. There was no acting, I was just making sure I was up-to-speed with my lines. I'm still learning every day, but everyone learns from their mistakes, and this has lead to an even better production.