I'd say that the No. 1 attribute you need as an actor is to be malleable. You need to be able to change and tailor what you're doing to what the situation dictates.
If it were up to me, every job would be somewhere in Canada. - Jay Baruchel
If it were up to me, every job would be somewhere in Canada.
- Jay Baruchel
If you want to make god laugh, make a plan. - Jay Baruchel
If you want to make god laugh, make a plan.
Before World War II in Canada, you were nobody until you went to England. Then, after that it was you're nobody until you went to the States. - Jay Baruchel
Before World War II in Canada, you were nobody until you went to England. Then, after that it was you're nobody until you went to the States.
In the best-case scenario, the audience sees themselves in your shoes. The only way you can do that is if you try to play it as if it was happening t… - Jay Baruchel
In the best-case scenario, the audience sees themselves in your shoes. The only way you can do that is if you try to play it as if it was happening t…
Rigidity is the enemy of acting. And I think that people who stay up all night focusing on every beat they're going to do the next day always end up … - Jay Baruchel
Rigidity is the enemy of acting. And I think that people who stay up all night focusing on every beat they're going to do the next day always end up …
I guess I always have sort of general ideas, but the best stuff would be the stuff that comes to you in the moment, always. - Jay Baruchel
I guess I always have sort of general ideas, but the best stuff would be the stuff that comes to you in the moment, always.
I just adore being on set. I adore storytelling. I can be on a set 70 hours a week and on those weekends, I'll still want to watch movies. - Jay Baruchel
I just adore being on set. I adore storytelling. I can be on a set 70 hours a week and on those weekends, I'll still want to watch movies.
I notice the older I get, the more my speaking voice turns people around. Even if they have no idea who I am, they know they've heard this weird nasa… - Jay Baruchel
I notice the older I get, the more my speaking voice turns people around. Even if they have no idea who I am, they know they've heard this weird nasa…
I know it's going to sound like a cliché, but the key of successful playing a role is to sort of keep it real and earnest and react the way that one … - Jay Baruchel
I know it's going to sound like a cliché, but the key of successful playing a role is to sort of keep it real and earnest and react the way that one …
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