John Leslie Quotations

When everything becomes exploited-not for the information given but for the pure sake of advertising-then you think of these things in a very non-artistic way. But when the senses are let go, people become very creative. And the most creative thing people can do-non-artists I'll say-is get in touch with their feelings through sex.

(McCartney) came here about a year or two ago just as a visitor -- we take paying visitors -- and he had a look around,

I can't really go and study for three years, so I'll have to get as much on-the-job training as possible. They've given me lots of little tips that might take months to learn, such as how to project my voice.

When you work in television it's all about you, the camera is on you and the autocue is counting you in. The person I am on TV is the same person I am in real life, but acting means playing a completely different person.

When you act, you do have to use your own life experiences and bring them onto the stage, dragging those emotions out.

We think we think in a very literal way, but if you really ponder it, you don't think in a literal way. You're seeing in a literal way, and you're going from point A to point B, but if you really consciously think back at what was going through your mind when you went from point A to point B, you'll find that it's a very abstract process.

Everything happens for a reason, although I'm not sure what that reason is yet.

I usually end up having to owe a little money so why not pay at the last minute? It is hard to get things done early for me.

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.