I didn't have a huge amount of on-camera experience before 'Fleabag.' It has definitely changed me as an actor. I remember the actor I was before; I felt stifled by the industry and the boxes people tried to put me in. Sian Clifford More Quotes by Sian Clifford More Quotes From Sian Clifford I've wanted to act since I was seven. The year before, I'd been a munchkin in 'The Wizard of Oz' and was overcome with terror. The next year I just watched. My sister was in 'The Little Mermaid' and I had this deep knowing that I needed to be there on stage, not in the audience. Sian Clifford deep year sister stage Fleabag' is its own genre. It isn't comedy. It isn't drama. It isn't even tragi-comedy. Sian Clifford even own comedy drama Many of us stay in situations that don't serve us because we don't want to confront the fact that we've failed. Sian Clifford stay us because want I went to drama school and it didn't prepare me for the ruthlessness of the industry at all, or the reality of it. Sian Clifford me drama reality school Drama school should set you up for failure in a really positive way, because your life as an actor is going to be rejection and it also should train you not be afraid of success either. Sian Clifford failure success positive life It's so important that we take auditions less seriously, take your work seriously, but take the industry a whole lot less seriously because it is so fickle. Sian Clifford seriously your important work We have so little control as actors, but there are ways you can maintain your integrity. I have to say I've never compromised myself in this career once. I've never done something I didn't believe in. Sian Clifford myself you integrity believe For me, playing characters is always about an energy and feeling it in your body. That's when I know that the character arrived. Sian Clifford feeling me energy character Everyone's had a dodgy haircut at one point and think your life's over. Then there's always someone, whether it's a best friend or your mom or someone, who can talk you down. Sian Clifford best you mom life I always go where I feel the flow of energy is. Sian Clifford feel go always energy I'd love more production houses to encourage artists to create what they want and not just churn things out. Sian Clifford create things want love I had the Rada prospectus when I was 12. Sian Clifford had The real love story of 'Fleabag' is the sisters. That's the true heart of the piece. Sian Clifford true story heart love As actors, our job is to step into other people's shoes, So our capacity for compassion is like, next level, and that's why it's rare that you find a non-liberal actor. Sian Clifford step you shoes people I do think haircuts completely change people. Sian Clifford think haircuts change people Every single one of my girlfriends who's had a big breakup has gone and done some kind of makeover, including myself. Sian Clifford big myself single done My process as an actor is all about energy, just feeling the person in your body. I can feel their rhythm, I can feel how they speak, and I know what their response will be to everything. Sian Clifford feel feeling energy speak People on the stage are desperate to do the screens, and people on the screens are desperate to do theater. Sian Clifford desperate stage theater people Find your champions, because Phoebe Waller-Bridge is mine. Sian Clifford mine champions your find Don't try to guess what a casting director wants. Sian Clifford guess wants director try
