26 Quotes by Lusia Strus

I always wanted attention, and I realized I could make people laugh.

I don't call myself an artist. I act. That's what I do.

I pray to be of service to the playwright, the audience, the other actors and my character.

What I love about theatre is that it disappears as it happens.

Acting is very much like a child making believe. I'm not one to become a character, but I fall in love with the character. It's like having faith; you're going to be that person for a while.

I worked in restaurants and did what I needed to do to act. Theatre is a hard life. It sucks a lot of time, and you're rejected a lot. For six years, I acted for free. Now I make a living acting, but I think there are only five percent of us who can do that. I'm ready to try more.

We threw the balls up in the air and don't really know where they'll fall. But I'm ready. People have told me that you have to go to L.A. when you're in your 20s. But L.A. can be a soulless place and, when I was in my 20s, I was not spiritually fit for that environment.

I used to say yes to everything. Now I have to be excited about a script before I accept a role. I've been able to let a lot of things go-like worrying-in a good way. I wish I learned that 'wear-it-like-a-loose-garment' attitude earlier.

The first thing I look for is the humor, because you can tell what the character's fears and insecurities are through the humor.