Usually you read a script and you know somebody who knows somebody who maybe knew that person or met them once. Amanda Schull More Quotes by Amanda Schull More Quotes From Amanda Schull I am a huge animal lover. Growing up, my mother and I rescued countless animals - dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, even a turtle. I have been accused of caring more about animals than I do about people. Amanda Schull growing-up dog mother Stage performance is obviously a much grander sort of depiction. The audience isn't right in your face as close as a camera lens gets. Amanda Schull stage-performance lenses cameras I think the idea of embodying the physical presence of a character is the same on stage and screen. There are just different levels of expression to keep in mind for each platform. Amanda Schull expression character thinking I love the process of creating a character; someone entirely different from myself, and depicting it, either on stage or screen. Amanda Schull creating different character I think there is a wonderful trend of strong female characters on television right now. Amanda Schull strong character thinking I would remind people on the planet that this is the only one we have, and we need to take care of it. Amanda Schull care people needs When I was in high school, my mom gave me a paperweight. It was when I was going through my 'not that interested in doing homework or really working on anything' phase and the paperweight said "If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes." And that's sort of the same thing, if you're not always working to be in the front. Amanda Schull mom dog school Center Stage focused on the drive and what it's like to be a student, and this is what it's like to be an adult and what you need to give up in the pursuit of that passion and that focus. Amanda Schull passion giving-up focus Nicholas Hytner, who directed Center Stage, is a huge ballet fan. He was completely open, as was Bruce Beresford, to get our perspective. "No, we wouldn't do this. Yes, we would do that. That's not realistic." So, I feel like Center Stage did well in that respect. Amanda Schull ballet perspective fans Every time I get a script in my inbox, it's like a little Christmas present. It's so exciting to see what they've cooked up. Amanda Schull inbox scripts littles Science fiction is one of the smartest genres around because you have to have so much forethought. Amanda Schull science-fiction genre fiction I wouldn't necessarily consider myself the typical sci-fi genre fan. I do have a lot of sci-fi shows that I enjoy, but I wouldn't call it my favorite genre of all. Amanda Schull typical my-favorite fans You don't want to burn any bridges, but you also want to make sure you leave your character bridges wide open and you're never seen as one particular thing, or that's who you'll be, unfortunately, for the rest of your career. Amanda Schull careers bridges character You never want to be pigeonholed into something and have people think, "Oh, that's the guy we call for this particular thing." Amanda Schull guy people thinking I came to the United States in 1981 as a student.When I left, I was totally the most beloved little flower in China and so it was an outrage basically. Amanda Schull united-states flower littles For the first four years of my studying in the U.S., I couldn't go home for two reasons. One is I was afraid that if I left my student visa may not hold and I wouldn't be able to come back to continue. Second, there was this big outrage in China that I didn't know how to face the public. Amanda Schull home two years When I first came USA, I didn't feel this was my home. This was where I was studying, and then my home was now rejecting me. Amanda Schull usa home firsts I left home at 14 and I have friends who joined the navy and the army performing troops at 9. I know people [like that]. It's a very straightforward character. Amanda Schull army home character The work that I have been doing on television has been important to me because I have had the opportunity to portray very strong, intelligent women. It has been such a privilege to depict a woman that is independent, unapologetic, and resilient on both shows. Amanda Schull independent intelligent strong I also use that centering process I mentioned as a way to focus my mind and connect it to my physical body. I feel that when we are aware of our physical bodies, we become more aware of how we exist on the earth and more considerate of others with whom we share the earth. Amanda Schull focus use mind
