I wouldn't say personally that I have problems communicating with men - though I'm not sure what the men would say. Jess Weixler More Quotes by Jess Weixler More Quotes From Jess Weixler I feel like I owe Juilliard everything... coming from Kentucky at age 17, having a school like that giving me a chance. And if you cant afford it, you can get a scholarship. Jess Weixler kentucky giving school It's through working with a lot of first-time directors that I realized that people learn on their feet. Everybody works on something for a different reason. Everybody has got something new to learn on these sets, and you don't have to know everything, the second you start. Jess Weixler feet directors people In movies, you get to explore parts of yourself that in real life, people shy away from, like looking stupid or embarrassing yourself or getting too angry, anything inappropriate. As an actor, you walk into those moments. Jess Weixler real stupid people If you're having a bad day already and everybody is just asking you petty questions, it drives people to the edge, or something really small will have a really large effect. Jess Weixler bad-day asking people I've done a lot of odd jobs, including waitressing, which most actors have done. I was a busboy - girl - when I was younger and sold things at little fairs when I was younger. I mostly related the role to being a waitress and having to deal with customers. There are good people and some not-so-good people. Jess Weixler girl jobs people In L.A., I like to surf. I went through a phase - I was surfing four days a week. I'm still not good at it; I still spend most of my time falling. Jess Weixler phases surfing fall You're not going to learn how to do it until you do it. Jess Weixler I really like going to see movies. I know that's super boring but it's true! Jess Weixler boring knows Eventually, I'd love to be known as a character actor. Jess Weixler character-actors actors character You can feel yourself trying too hard, doing too much. Nobody wants to watch somebody when they're needy, and actors are in the unfortunate position of needing to be cast and needing to be liked. Jess Weixler actors trying watches When something's wrong, even though you're the one doing it, you shouldn't feel defensive about it. It's hard because you have to protect yourself as a person in your life, but you can't protect yourself as an actor. You have to just take criticism. Jess Weixler protect actors criticism People say that one of the most important things about being an actor is to have thick skin, but I don't think that's it. Because you can't just walk around being tough, you have to be able to be vulnerable to do this. So really, it's about not being defensive. Jess Weixler important people thinking You're going to figure it out, as you go. I think that's how people feel about having children, as well. You're not going to learn how to do it until you do it. Jess Weixler feel you children people
